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Op-Ed - Is a $4 billion irrigation expansion a good investment?

Op-Ed - Is a $4 billion irrigation expansion a good investment?

The greatest threat to Saskatchewan farms is climate change. The UN projects a global average temperature increase of 3.2 degrees this century ( Emissions Gap Report 2019 ), which would mean 6.
Agriculture This Week - International co-operation just makes sense

Agriculture This Week - International co-operation just makes sense

As much as we tend to think the world is more interconnected these days, countries still tend to operate very much in isolation of one another.
Haying operations continue in region

Haying operations continue in region

Haying continued throughout the province, with fewer delays caused by rainfall this past week.
Why producers keep it clean on their farm

Why producers keep it clean on their farm

Keep it Clean is a joint initiative of the Canola Council of Canada, Pulse Canada, Cereals Canada, Barley Council of Canada and Prairie Oat Growers Association, providing growers with tips and tools for growing crops that meet the requirements of our
Flax straw from Saskatchewan being bought for biomass fuel

Flax straw from Saskatchewan being bought for biomass fuel

A Saskatchewan company, Prairie Clean Energy of Regina, has found a way to take the thousands of tonnes of Saskatchewan flax straw that gets burned or trashed on the prairies every year and turn it into something that can provide income to producers

Conservation group wants answers on irrigation plans' impact

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) is urging the province to assess the impact of a massive irrigation project announced earlier this month.
Scouting tips and thresholds for canola pod eaters

Scouting tips and thresholds for canola pod eaters

Over the next couple of weeks, farmers and agronomists will want to check canola pods for feeding by bertha armyworm, diamondback moth larvae, lygus bugs and other pests.
Agriculture This Week: Herbicide decisions may impact crop supplies

Agriculture This Week: Herbicide decisions may impact crop supplies

Most of the time when the world moves to change one thing, and its impact tends to ripple into areas that whether unexpected, or simply ignored, changes things in ways which may not be the best.
Tough winter hit Alberta grain farmers harder than COVID-19

Tough winter hit Alberta grain farmers harder than COVID-19

While the COVID-19 pandemic has battered other areas of Alberta's agricultural sector, canola and other grain farmers have escaped relatively unscathed, says one industry expert.
Crops advancing quickly in east-central region

Crops advancing quickly in east-central region

Crops remain in relatively good condition and are advancing quickly, thanks to recent rain and warm weather.
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