Tag Archives: Agriculture
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 13, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is looking for a new executive director. Garth Patterson is retiring after 11 years with the organization. Board chair Dr. Keith Degenhardt s...
Alice McFarlane May 13, 2022
Wet, cool weather delays seeding in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. – Producers continue working in their fields seeding, harrowing, and spraying when the weather allows. Just 14 per cent of crops are now seeded, up from one per cent last week and...
Alice McFarlane May 12, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday May 12, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – Canada’s high commissioner to the United Kingdom has accused Vladimir Putin of depravity for denying hungry people in African countries and other developing nations access...
Alice McFarlane May 12, 2022
Beekeepers facing challenges this year
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – Honey producers are dealing with added challenges this year from a variety of reasons. Cameron Brown, of Farmer Brown’s Honey, is a beekeeper in the Meota area. B...
Angela Brown May 11, 2022
Fewer farms, older farmers highlight the Census of Agriculture
MELFORT, Sask. – Statistics Canada released the results of the 2021 Census of Agriculture. The information shows emerging trends and issues faced by farm operators in Canada. Some of the informa...
Alice McFarlane May 11, 2022
Saskatchewan pumping additional $2.5M into irrigation program
More money is flowing into irrigation in Saskatchewan.The provincial Ministry of Agriculture is putting another $2.5 million into the Irrigation Development Program, which helps farmers finance irriga...
May 11, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 11, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is implementing a market strategy with a goal to maintain existing markets and identify new trade opportunities. In collaboration with the Canadi...
Alice McFarlane May 11, 2022
Montmartre student received prestigious Saskatchewan agriculture scholarship
MELFORT, Sask. - Emily Sebastian of Montmartre is the grand prize winner of the 2022 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship. Sebastian will receive $4,000 to put towards her post-secondary studi...
Alice McFarlane May 10, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday May 10, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – AGCO, a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, said it was subject to a ransomware attack that impacted some of its production facilities. The company said in a...
Alice McFarlane May 10, 2022
Updates coming to the grain commission grading guide
MELFORT, Sask. - Following consultations the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is implementing a series of grading changes that will better meet the needs of the agriculture sector in Canada and its glo...
Alice McFarlane May 09, 2022
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