Tag Archives: Agriculture
Scientist look for natural alternatives to herbicides
MELFORT, Sask. - Herbicide resistance in weeds is a serious and costly problem for farmers and their crops. A group of researchers at the University of Nebraska have been studying a unique control con...
Alice McFarlane Aug 31, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday August 31, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – Soon, producers won’t have to fill out Statistics Canada crop production surveys. The federal agency said it plans to stop asking those questions. Instead, it will use sat...
Alice McFarlane Aug 31, 2022
Listen: Statistics Canada increases yield prospects in new report
MELFORT, Sask. – Canadian farmers are projected to produce more wheat, canola, barley, oats, soybeans, and corn for grain. PI Financial senior commodity futures advisor Ken Ball shares some of t...
Alice McFarlane Aug 30, 2022
Tax relief for prairie livestock producers impacted by extreme weather
MELFORT, Sask. – Livestock producers who have been impacted by severe weather have been forced to make some tough decisions about reducing the size of their herd. The federal government has rele...
Alice McFarlane Aug 30, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday August 30, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - The first ship carrying 23,000 metric tonnes of grain from Ukraine has docked at the Horn of Africa port of Djibouti and will be shipped overland to northern Ethiopia. Food security e...
Alice McFarlane Aug 30, 2022
Reducing the spread of African Swine Fever
MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government is providing $45.3 million to increase efforts to reduce the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering Canada as well as prepare for a potential outbreak....
Alice McFarlane Aug 26, 2022
Solitary sunflower delights drivers
If you've driven north across the Diefenbaker Bridge in Prince Albert, chances are you've seen it.A solitary sunflower growing in the middle of the road, standing defiantly, inches away from the non-s...
Aug 26, 2022
Harvest progressing well in southern Saskatchewan, remains slow in northern areas
Around 16 per cent of the province's crops have been harvested.That's according to the weekly provincial crop report released on Thursday. This is up from the five per cent harvested one week earlier....
Aug 25, 2022
Harvest progressing well in southern Saskatchewan, remains slow in northern areas
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Around 16 per cent of the province’s crops have been harvested. That’s according to the weekly provincial crop report released on Thursday. This is up from the five ...
Jaryn Vecchio Aug 25, 2022
Listen: Prairie-wide crop tour compiles harvest estimate
Two companies collaborated on an extensive crop tour of Western Canada to compile data and provide estimates for the 2022 crop. Jonathan Driedger with LeftField Commodity Research shares the findings....
Alice McFarlane Aug 23, 2022
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