Tag Archives: Agriculture
New book highlights achievements of wheat growers
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a book outlining the organizations history. Warriors for Wheat highlights numerous farm policy issues raised by the g...
Jun 29, 2020
4-H club carries on with achievement day despite pandemic
With hard work and ingenuity, members of the Tisdale 4-H Beef Club were able to hold their annual achievement day. When the pandemic struck, 4-H clubs across the province were forced to cancel several...
Jun 26, 2020
Alberta honey producer has a sweet deal for consumers
June is National Pollinator Month. It’s a time to raise awareness about pollinators and their contributions. An Alberta beekeeper had found an interesting way to connect with customers. Alice Mc...
Jun 26, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Friday June 26, 2020
Canada’s main beef-packing plants are returning to normal operations after COVID-19 outbreaks in the spring but there is still a glut of cattle to be processed. The outbreaks caused closures and...
Jun 26, 2020
Listen: Identifying nutrient deficiencies in canola
If your canola crop is showing signs of being unhealthy, it could be too little or too much of a nutrient. Soil scientist Tom Jensen and agronomy manager Lyle Cowall discuss some of the symptoms. alic...
Jun 25, 2020
Southern and east central regions concerned about soil moisture levels
While some areas received a much-welcomed rainfall last week there are still concerns about dry conditions in southern and east central regions of Saskatchewan. In the latest crop report, Crops Extens...
Jun 25, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday June 25, 2020
Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) had good year. President Chris Lees said CWA reported net income of roughly $325,000 for 2019. “In 2019, we invested in the show, brought in new programming and...
Jun 25, 2020
Listen: Crop tours impacted by pandemic
AgriARM, applied research and demonstration organizations located across Saskatchewan have cancelled their summer crop tours due to the pandemic. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Mike Hall, the...
Jun 24, 2020
Manitoba crops either too wet or too dry
Most of the crops in Manitoba are off to a good start. Provincial crop specialist Dane Froese said spring seeding is essentially complete with a few locations reporting unseeded acres too wet to seed ...
Jun 24, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday June 24, 2020
A new slate of directors will guide Cereals Canada through its amalgamation with the Canadian International Grains Institute. The board of directors elected Todd Hames with Alberta Wheat as its new ch...
Jun 24, 2020
