Drought resilience practices
Saskatchewan farm finds ways to survive suring sustained dry conditions
If drought relief doesn't fall from above, grow it from below. That's how one Saskatchewan farm has survived and thrived during the past five years. The non-profit Soil Health Academy (SHA) announced that Gavelin Farms will host its three-day school, Jun. 25 to 27 at McCord, Sask. to show other farmers how to do the sa...
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Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 17, 2024
Novel Technologies Streams under the Food Waste Reduction Challenge has selected two businesses to receive financial support. Clean Works Inc. and Genecis Bioindustries Inc. will each receive up to $1 million to help accelerate development of their technologies into the Canadian market. Clean Works is a St. Catharine's...
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Drought resilience practices
Saskatchewan farm finds ways to survive suring sustained dry conditions
If drought relief doesn't fall from above, grow it from below. That's how one Saskatchewan farm has survived and thrived during the past five years. The non-profit Soil Health Academy (SHA) announced that Gavelin Farms will host its three-day school, Jun. 25 to 27 at McCord, Sask. to show other farmers how to do the sa...
11h ago
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Agriculture Roundup
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 17, 2024
Novel Technologies Streams under the Food Waste Reduction Challenge has selected two businesses to receive financial support. Clean Works Inc. and Genecis Bioindustries Inc. will each receive up to $1 million to help accelerate development of their technologies into the Canadian market. Clean Works is a St. Catharine's...
15h ago
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Court Proceedings
Former Sask. Stockyards Company fined $250K for fatal workplace incident
Spiritwood Stockyards has been fined a total of $325,000 for two workplace related incidents, including one that resulted in a man's death.The case was heard on Tuesday at Spiritwood Provincial Court. A guilty plea was entered to sect. 7.- 6(1) which states that if there is a risk of injury to the head of a worker, an ...
May 16, 2024
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Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs
New rural ambassador program to address gender entrepreneurship gap
A new Rural Ambassador Program will support current and aspiring women business owners with the resources, mentorship and networking opportunities they need to start and grow their businesses. The connections women business owners make will empower them and provide a source of inspiration by being part of a larger comm...
May 16, 2024
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Farmer pleads guilty in distressed cattle case
The Whitkow farmer who had his cattle seized after being charged for "unnecessary pain, suffering or injury" two years ago has pled guilty.In the spring of 2022, Animal Protection Services Saskatchewan (APSS) removed 308 cattle from Morris Tokaryk's property after an investigation found the animals were in di...
May 16, 2024
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Plant protein company ceases operations
GFI shuttering business in Canada and North Carolina
A plant-based and plant protein company is winding down operations. In a recent news release on its website, Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. (GFI), said they made the decision based on several factors including challenges in purchasing adequate supplies of raw material for processing. This resulted in a decline in the...
May 16, 2024
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Drought resilience practices
Saskatchewan farm finds ways to survive suring sustained dry conditions
If drought relief doesn't fall from above, grow it from below. That's how one Saskatchewan farm has survived and thrived during the past five years. The non-profit Soil Health Academy (SHA) announced that Gavelin Farms will host its three-day school, Jun. 25 to 27 at McCord, Sask. to show other farmers how to do the sa...
11h ago
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Agriculture Roundup
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 17, 2024
Novel Technologies Streams under the Food Waste Reduction Challenge has selected two businesses to receive financial support. Clean Works Inc. and Genecis Bioindustries Inc. will each receive up to $1 million to help accelerate development of their technologies into the Canadian market. Clean Works is a St. Catharine's...
15h ago
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Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs
New rural ambassador program to address gender entrepreneurship gap
A new Rural Ambassador Program will support current and aspiring women business owners with the resources, mentorship and networking opportunities they need to start and grow their businesses. The connections women business owners make will empower them and provide a source of inspiration by being part of a larger comm...
May 16, 2024
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Plant protein company ceases operations
GFI shuttering business in Canada and North Carolina
A plant-based and plant protein company is winding down operations. In a recent news release on its website, Global Food and Ingredients Ltd. (GFI), said they made the decision based on several factors including challenges in purchasing adequate supplies of raw material for processing. This resulted in a decline in the...
May 16, 2024
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Empowering Rural Women Entrepreneurs
New rural ambassador program to address gender entrepreneurship gap
A new Rural Ambassador Program will support current and aspiring women business owners with the resources, mentorship and networking opportunities they need to start and grow their businesses. The connections women business owners make will empower them and provide a source of inspiration by being part of a larger comm...
May 16, 2024
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Agriculture Roundup
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 10, 2024
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture is marking 15 years of providing extension services. Teams of extension specialists throughout the province have worked directly with farmers and ranchers, as well as with producer groups and industry agrologists, to ensure they have access to the agronomic and business support th...
May 10, 2024
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Seeding underway in Saskatchewan
Spring showers brighten spirits of Saskatchewan farmers
A general rain fell in Saskatchewan and stalled seeding operations, but no one was complaining at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture kick-off to the crop reporting season southwest of Regina Thursday morning. Agriculture Minister David Marit was at the Wood Farm south of Grand Coulee to share the first crop repor...
May 09, 2024
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Saskatchewan Open Farm Days 2024
Take an Ag-Cation during Saskatchewan's first Open Farm Days in August
There is a new opportunity this summer for anyone wanting to learn more about Saskatchewan's agriculture and culinary scene. The first Open Farm Days on Aug. 10 and 11 will bring people together through educational and agricultural-based initiatives designed to create chances to learn about where food comes from. Saska...
May 09, 2024
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Gene-edited livestock feed
CFIA says gene-edited livestock feed is safe
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) released its long-awaited final guidance on novel feed. These updates, initiated in 2018, confirmed gene-edited livestock feed is safe. Cereals Canada Director of Crop Protection and Production Krista Zuzak said CFIA's latest livestock feed regulation helps to clarify Canada's...
May 08, 2024
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Supporting farmers
Mental health literacy programs for producers
Farmers work around the clock, 365 days a year, facing unique demands and significant pressure. With everything producers must manage, it can be hard to check in on themselves and prioritize mental health. The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food used Mental Health Week as the backdrop to make a funding announcement t...
May 06, 2024
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Working to end global hunger
Canadian Foodgrains Bank continues partnership with Viterra
Two organizations are continuing their efforts to deal with the world's hunger crises that are driven by conflict, climate, and economic challenges impacting the rising cost of food. For nine years Viterra and Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) have partnered in growing projects to support the less fortunate. Food securit...
Apr 26, 2024
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The Cost of the Carbon Tax on the Farm
Listen: APAS says farmers continue to be pinched by carbon tax
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has updated the costs associated with the most recent increase in the carbon tax from $65 per tonne of CO2 equivalent to $80 dollars per tonne.Since 2019, APAS has tracked the cost implications using a per-acre example of wheat production from the farmgate t...
Apr 04, 2024
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Barley Research
Barley research focuses on areas of concern for growers
Putting money into the research that matters most to barley growers.Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is committing roughly $856,000 for the next five years on several projects including ultra-early seeding, seeding rates, seedling survivability, improving uniform maturity in barley, and testing m...
Apr 03, 2024
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An ‘attitude of gratitude'
Redhead Equipment Tees Off in Heavy Hitter Charity Classic to Support Families in Saskatchewan
Regina, SK - To celebrate their 75th anniversary, Redhead Equipment was looking for a special way to celebrate this major milestone while also having an 'attitude of gratitude.' On Monday, June 12 they held their first, annual Heavy Hitter Charity Classic at Wascana Country Club in support of Ronald McDonald House Char...
Jul 12, 2023
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Bodnarus Auctioneering
Bodnarus Auctioneering: providing professionalism and results
Whether you are a farmer who is downsizing, relocating, retiring or someone faced with the loss of a loved one, there will come a time to decide how to handle the selling of personal assets. No matter the reason, Bodnarus Auctioneering will be on your side, to ensure your farm and belongings are looked after. "We ...
May 11, 2022
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Straight cutting your canola
These past few years, the industry has seen a variety of new traits bred into canola seed varieties. We are bombarded with a variety of terms including "Pod Shatter", "Harvest Max", and "Late Swath Potential". Canola companies have their own specific breeding program that has produced vari...
Sep 01, 2021
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