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Canola: A story of Canadian innovation

Canola: A story of Canadian innovation

The WDM Yorkton has opened a travelling exhibit which tells the story of one of the region’s primary agricultural crops. Canola: A Story of Canadian Innovation, is a new travelling exhibit from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.
Agriculture This Week - Weather changes will change farming patterns

Agriculture This Week - Weather changes will change farming patterns

If one thing is clear looking toward the future, how farmers farm is going to change as we move forward. That may sound like a statement of the obvious since more things we do evolve over time, and farming is no different.
Corn with straw mulch builds yield, soil carbon

Corn with straw mulch builds yield, soil carbon

How do you boost soil water content and soil health without irrigating? Best cover it with a layer of straw, a new study concludes.
Farmland values climb in 2017

Farmland values climb in 2017

Saskatchewan’s average farmland values continued to climb at roughly the same rate as the Canadian average in 2017, a sign of a strong and stable agriculture economy, according to J.P.
Agriculture This Week - Golden Rice could open some doors

Agriculture This Week - Golden Rice could open some doors

An interesting approval was granted recently by Health Canada which could have some rather large consequences moving forward.
Agriculture This Week - Weather looks ready to limit seeding options

Agriculture This Week - Weather looks ready to limit seeding options

It is beginning to feel like 2018 may be the year of unending winter. There is some hope in the forecast that on the Canadian Prairies at least we are inching closer to normal temperatures.
Course teaches grain entrapment rescue

Course teaches grain entrapment rescue

A volunteer will be submerged in grain up to their waist on Apr. 20, but fear not; they’ll be in no real danger. They’ll be part of an event meant to raise awareness of grain entrapment rescue procedures.
Rural crime initiative receives budget funding

Rural crime initiative receives budget funding

The 2018-19 Budget will provide full funding to the Protection and Response Team (PRT) launched last summer.

Agriculture This Week - More labels not necessarily good idea

The idea of more labelling on food to provide consumers with information upon which to determine what is best to eat seems very logical.
SARM reacts to provincial budget

SARM reacts to provincial budget

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased that the 2018 Provincial Budget will maintain funding that benefits rural municipalities (RM) in several key areas. The 2018-19 budget allocates $241.
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