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Listen: Good germination and vigor for seed heading into spring
MELFORT, Sask. - A seed lab in Saskatoon, Sask. had good news for producers on the quality of cereal and pulse crops.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access has more with Sandy Junek with Discovery Seed Labs.-...
Jan 16, 2023
Local sunflower seeds being sold to benefit Ukrainian refugee families
Grande Prairie producer Ken Drysdale of Kendal Farms now has the seeds from his scenic sunflower field in 2022 on the shelves of local businesses, with all proceeds going to settled Ukrainians that fl...
Jan 14, 2023
Identifying gaps in mental health support services
MELFORT, Sask. - The Do More Agriculture Foundation (Do More Ag) is leading a research project to better understand the state of mental health awareness, educational offerings, and resource delivery i...
Jan 13, 2023
ADF research funding to benefit prairie producers
MELFORT, Sask. - The federal and Saskatchewan governments will contribute $17.6 million for research that benefits farmers and ranchers.The Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) provides the money needed...
Jan 13, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 13, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. - There are leadership changes at the Canadian Pork Council.Ren Roy, a pork producer from Quebec, was elected as the new chair, and Scott Peters of Manitoba has been elected as the new ...
Jan 13, 2023
Five individuals to enter Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame
MELFORT, Sask. - The Western Canadian Crop Production Show was used as the backdrop to announce five new inductees into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame. Bill Huber from Lipton has represent...
Jan 12, 2023
Saskatchewan has 'hot spots' for sclerotinia
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has released its map outlining areas where sclerotinia was detected.A total of 205 canola fields were surveyed in the major canola production ...
Jan 12, 2023
Pattison Agriculture dealership designed to serve northeast Saskatchewan farmers
MELFORT, Sask. - Pattison Agriculture's new facility east of Humboldt, Sask. was officially opened yesterday with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.The John Deere dealership was built on 30 acres of l...
Jan 12, 2023
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday January 10, 2023
MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association (SCA) is remembering a tireless advocate for the industry who passed away recently.Harold Martens served on the SCA board, on behalf of the Saskat...
Jan 10, 2023
Fertilizer professionals prepared for questions at annual crop production show
People manning fertilizer booths at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon are anticipating quite a few questions over the next few days focused on the federal government's efforts to ...
Jan 10, 2023