Tag Archives: Agriculture
Listen: Farmers scouting fields for pests
MELFORT, Sask. - A variety of insects are munching their way through the 2021 crop. Most recently farmers have been dealing with grasshoppers. Saskatchewan’s insect specialist James Tansey tells...
Alice McFarlane Jul 12, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 12, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. – Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) is urging the government to provide drought relief. ABP said farmers and ranchers who are experiencing significant impacts due to extremely dry, or ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 12, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Friday July 9, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government is putting financial support behind Red Leaf Pulp (RLP) to develop wheat straw pulping technologies. The $395,000 from the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovatio...
Alice McFarlane Jul 09, 2021
Battlefords Agricultural Society planning Northwest Territorial Days Parade, midway event
The Battlefords Agricultural Society is excited to announce it will be holding a number of events this summer with the province’s COVID-19 restrictions lifting July 11. General manager Jocelyn R...
Angela Brown Jul 09, 2021
Diversifying Alberta agriculture through hemp fibre processing
DRAYTON VALLEY, AB. — The Alberta government is underscoring its focus on building a strong agriculture section, with an eye to creating jobs and attracting investment in value-added processing....
Dori Modney Jul 09, 2021
Listen: Saskatchewan reports first case of anthrax in two years
MELFORT, Sask. - Anthrax has been confirmed in a sheep flock in the RM of South Qu’appelle. Saskatchewan Chief Veterinary Officer Dr. Stephanie Smith said lab results confirmed the sudden death ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 09, 2021
From heat to hail in some areas – now insect infestations
LETHBRIDGE, AB. — Record breaking heat, and drought in some areas, have already had an impact on prairie crops. The average 30-day (May 29 - June 27) temperature was almost 3 C warmer than clima...
Dori Modney Jul 09, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 7, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) and its industry partners have released a renewed five-year strategy. The action plan will help with the coordination of beef research priorities, ...
Alice McFarlane Jul 07, 2021
Community garden project in bloom in the Battlefords
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - The Battlefords Family Health Centre Community Garden project in the southeast part of North Battleford is flourishing this summer with help from plenty of heat and intermitt...
Angela Brown Jul 06, 2021
Local farmers talk about heat wave after effect
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Crops did not take kindly to last weeks heat wave, local farmers say. There were some setbacks, and farmers are now hoping for rain sooner rather than later. "At this point we'r...
Dawson Thompson Jul 06, 2021
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