Tag Archives: Agriculture
Listen: Producers encouraged to test livestock water sources
MELFORT, Sask. – Water quality was one of the topics discussed during the Cattle College portion of the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference that was held in Saskatoon last week. Livestock and ...
Alice McFarlane Jan 30, 2023
Saskatchewan cattle groups elects executive
MELFORT, Sask. – A producer from Kyle, Sask. is the new chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. Keith Day, who represents District 3B, said it’s an honour to be heading up...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 27, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – University of Saskatchewan (USask) has been awarded $5.2 million for research projects. Early detection of infectious diseases in chickens and developing regional influenza vacc...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2023
Crown land grazing rates frozen in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. – Farmers and ranchers who lease roughly six million acres of Crown land under grazing leases will pay the same rate as last year. Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit sa...
Alice McFarlane Jan 27, 2023
Listen: Management forum assists ranchers in finding improvements to their operations
MELFORT, Sask. – There are always ways to improve your livestock operation and the upcoming Ranch Management Forum in Kindersley, Sask. will examine some of those strategies. Saskatchewan Minist...
Alice McFarlane Jan 25, 2023
Listen: Farm cash receipts hit new highs in 2022
MELFORT, Sask. – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) reported farm cash receipts reached a record high last year across the country. FCC Chief Agriculture Economist J.P. Gervais says while this encouraging...
Alice McFarlane Jan 24, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday, January 24, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is looking for a new leader. According to media outlet Real Agriculture, President Siddika Mithani left the position suddenly after sh...
Alice McFarlane Jan 24, 2023
Declining flax acres has Saskatchewan commission considering options
MELFORT, Sask. – Canada no longer holds the key to the global flax market and that is having a ripple effect down to the producer. Chuck Penner with Leftfield Commodity Research told those gathe...
Alice McFarlane Jan 23, 2023
TELUS Health providing mental health services to producers
MELFORT, Sask. – TELUS Health will be the exclusive provider of mental health services for the Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing (CCAW). CCAW is a new not-for-profit organization that l...
Alice McFarlane Jan 20, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 20, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. – The federal agriculture minister is on the third day of a trade mission to the U.K. and Germany. Marie-Claude Bibeau is in Berlin today meeting with global trading counterparts ...
Alice McFarlane Jan 20, 2023
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