Tag Archives: Agriculture
Passes and tickets for Agribition go on sale
MELFORT, Sask. - The fiftieth edition of Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) in Regina will include a jam packed six days of events in Regina, Sask. CWA will kick off on Nov. 28 with all-day free gate a...
Aug 22, 2022
Battlefords Agricultural Society reports strong numbers from exhibition
It was a great week for the Battlefords Agricultural Society as it wrapped up their Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition with some great numbers. The event ran from Aug. 17 to 19 at the exhibition gr...
Aug 22, 2022
Research group selects new executive director
MELFORT, Sask. - Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) has found its new executive director. Wayne Thompson will lead the organization after having worked the past several years in many areas of t...
Aug 19, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Friday August 19, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Research centres at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) have been awarded nearly $170 million through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)’s Major Science Initiatives (...
Aug 19, 2022
Harvesting underway in southern Sask, many farmers still waiting in more northern communities
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Many farmers in southern Saskatchewan have started their harvest but the same can't be said for those who work farther north. Nearly all farmers who work north of Saskatoon are ...
Aug 18, 2022
Harvesting underway in southern Sask, many farmers still waiting in more northern communities
Many farmers in southern Saskatchewan have started their harvest but the same can't be said for those who work farther north. Nearly all farmers who work north of Saskatoon are still waiting for their...
Aug 18, 2022
Midwest Food Resources planning Pumpkin Festival
BATTLEFORDS, Sask. - Midwest Food Resources (MFR) is gearing up to hold its first Pumpkin Festival. The event will take place Sunday, Sept. 18 starting at 10 a.m. Executive director, Vesna Fa, said th...
Aug 18, 2022
Harvest progress just behind the five year average in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. - Producers made the most of the hot dry weather by combining as much as possible before rainstorms rolled through the province on the weekend. Harvest progress is now sitting at five p...
Aug 18, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday August 18, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Seeds Canada celebrated its first anniversary at a recent conference by unveiling its plan to reform its regulatory model. Executive director, Barry Senft, said the organization is se...
Aug 18, 2022
Canada’s proposed fertilizer emissions reduction target questioned
MELFORT, Sask. - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has announced the launch of additional consultations to guide the development of an approach to reduce fertilizer emissions by 30 per cent from...
Aug 17, 2022
