Soil needs to be recognized as a strategic national asset
The Senate Agriculture Committee has released a report called Critical Ground---Why Soil is Essential to Canada's Economic, Environmental, Human and Social Health. The report--containing 25 recommenda...
Jun 06, 2024
Seeding reaches 94 per cent mark
Seeding progress greatly advanced over the past week despite rain delays throughout the province. Seeding progress is now 94 per cent complete, up from 77 per cent last week. This falls behind both th...
Jun 06, 2024
May rain beneficial for farmers and forest firefighters
It was the first May in several years for above normal precipitation in nearly every corner of Saskatchewan. Environment and Climate Change Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says it was wetter than usua...
Jun 03, 2024
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Seeding remains behind normal---but early crop conditions are better than usual
Crop emergence is rated mostly good to excellent in the latest edition of the Saskatchewan Agriculture Crop report. Provincial seeding was estimated at 77 per cent complete, which trails the five-year...
May 31, 2024
May rain improves crop prospects, June heat required to speed up crop development
George Hinz started seeding his last half section of canola on Wednesday afternoon with the hopes of getting most of it in the ground before another rain. When that's done, the Muenster area farmer wi...
May 29, 2024
Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan wants better monitoring of farmland ownership regulations
Progressive Conservative Party Leader Rose Buscholl says more transparent rules are needed to ensure current farmland ownership regulations are followed. Topping the list is having buyers sign an affi...
May 27, 2024
Farmers looking for a window of warmer weather to finish seeding
Even though a lot of crop was seeded over the past week, Saskatchewan remains behind the five-year and ten-year averages. The weekly crop report estimates 56 per cent of the provincial crop was in the...
May 23, 2024
Spring rain could boost wheat midge population later this year
Grain producers will be monitoring their fields for flea beetles and grasshoppers over the next few weeks, but another insect could potentially be a larger issue than expected. CJWW Agriculture Direct...
May 22, 2024
APAS says the Bunge/Viterra merger may not be the golden grain deal for farmers
The following opinion was prepared by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) in response to a recent opinion piece written by the Chief Executive Officer of Bunge. In a recent o...
May 21, 2024
Nearly one-third of seeding complete in Saskatchewan
It was a good week for seeding following some much-needed rain earlier in the month. The Saskatchewan Agriculture weekly crop report says 32 per cent of seeding in the province was done as of Monday--...
May 16, 2024