A lot of land went unseeded this spring due to excess moisture---then there was land that was seeded but the crop was flooded. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report made some estimates based on information from a network of provincial volunteer crop reporters. Provincially, three per cent of nor...

Producers in 197 rural municipalities can use the liquid strychnine under the Emergency Use Registration announced earlier this year by Health Canada's Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (formerly the Pest Management Regulatory Agency). Mandatory on-line training is required to use the liquid strychnine. At this time of...

Dr. Brian Rossnagel, a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre, will be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame later this year. Dr. Brian Rossnagel transformed barley and oat production during his 35-year career. His prolific breeding program developed ...

Saskatchewan Agriculture reports 97 per cent of the provincial crop had been seeded as of Monday, with the east-central region trailing at 90 per cent. There are only three crops that are less than 95 per cent seeded----flax and oats at 93 per cent while chickpeas are 89 per cent. Rainfall varied with several regions n...

BSE was a nightmare for the Canadian beef industry 23 years ago with export markets shut down for many months and even years. The Canadian pork sector does not want a repeat of BSE, if a case of African Swine Fever (ASF) was ever discovered in our country. It has been working to establish a series of so-called "zo...

The University of Saskatchewan's Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) is a leading institution for forage crop and beef cattle production research in Western Canada.. Dr. Bart Lardner has been a driving force behind much of that research---such as beef cattle nutrition, forage and pasture management and cos...

Monette Farms and its affiliated companies have been granted an extension of court-ordered creditor protection as the company moves ahead with a court-supervised process aimed at selling assets, attracting investment, or restructuring its operations. The following article was written by Glenda Lee Vossler with SwiftCur...

A researcher from Saskatoon is currently in Denmark studying how recycled fertilizers could support more sustainable farming practices in Europe, and maybe one day, Canada. Aimée Schryer is currently at the University of Copenhagen, looking into reducing the amount of fertilizer required to be imported into the ...

Seeding is 93 per cent complete, a 13 per cent jump up from last week, but still trailing slightly behind the five- and ten-year average of 97 per cent due to excessive run off in many regions this spring. Crops extension specialist Samantha Marcino says it's neck-and-neck for most regions of the province, excluding E...

Seven Saskatchewan farm families have dedicated over 500 acres of land that is being used to grow crops that will fund food development projects in many countries. The land is spread across the province and includes land at Rosthern, Bruno, Willowbrook, Langenburg, Main Centre, Biggar and Goodsoil. Grow Hope Saskatchew...