Colder and drier than normal March
While it has been a warmer than normal winter, the month of March did not follow that trend. Environment Canada statistics show the mean temperature in March was anywhere between 2.4 and 3.8 degrees b...
Apr 03, 2024
Getting cattle ready for the show ring
Cattle in beef shows go through a lot of grooming and primping prior to an event. The Saskatchewan Beef Expo at the Prairieland Ag Centre features two days of clinics led by Kirk Stierwalt from Leedey...
Apr 03, 2024
Carbon costs adding up for farmers
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has updated the costs resulting from Monday's increase in the carbon tax from $65 per tonne of CO2 equivalent to $80 dollars per tonne. Si...
Apr 03, 2024
Optimal seeding rates for wheat
Determining optimal seeding rates for wheat under high and low moisture conditions was the focus of a study conducted at six Agri-ARM locations. Agri-ARM is a network of producer-directed applied rese...
Apr 01, 2024
UFA joins partnership with University of Saskatchewan
Alberta-based UFA Co-operative Ltd. has announced that it will be sponsoring a business start-up initiative out of the University of Saskatchewan. Established just last year, Opus is a startup incubat...
Mar 27, 2024
Interest-free limit on Advance Payments Program will be $250,000 in 2024
The federal government has decided against lowering the interest-free limit on the Advance Payments Program, also known as the cash advance. The program helps farmers cover input costs until their pro...
Mar 25, 2024
Agrologists receive annual awards
Five individuals and one organization were honored by the Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists on Thursday. Two faculty members from the University of Saskatchewan received the Distinguished Agrologi...
Mar 22, 2024
Australian canola challenging Canada in some Asia-Pacific markets----but not China
Australia has been eating into Canada's canola market share in Japan---but Canadian canola remains the number one choice in China. Jarrett Beatty is the Director of Marketing (Seed Exports) for Parris...
Mar 19, 2024
Rural municipalities want changes to provincial road program
The Rural Integrated Roads for Growth program---also known as RIG---has been around for a couple of decades. The provincial government provides up to 50 percent of each project's total cost to a maxim...
Mar 18, 2024
SARM President will not seek re-election in 2025
Ray Orb from Cupar has led the association representing 296 rural municipalities for the last nine years. Orb was first elected to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Board of Directo...
Mar 15, 2024