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The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) board has elected its new chair.Cody Glenn, a certified seed grower and owner of Southline Ag Services in Climax will replace Keith Rueve, w...
Jan 18, 2024
A global study is shedding new light on how the increasingly common drought patterns affect ecosystems.Intense short-term drought driven by climate change is likely to have a much worse effect on the ...
Jan 17, 2024
A poultry operation near Regina Beach is paying a hefty fine after a worker was injured.Pedigree Poultry Ltd. pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court to one violation of Occupational Health and Safe...
Jan 17, 2024
Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) released its second National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA) and progress has been made in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.The report tr...
Jan 16, 2024
Produced on the Prairies is the theme for this year's Manitoba Ag Days which highlights the products and technology of the agriculture sector.The 47th edition at the Brandon Keystone Centre kicks tomo...
Jan 15, 2024
A pulse industry champion has been recognized by Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG).Eric Johnson, a retired weed scientist and agronomist, was named the recipient of the Pulse Promoter Award at the SPG ...
Jan 13, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers are producing some of the least carbon-intensive crops in Canada and the world. This was found in a carbon life cycle analysis commissioned by the Global Institute for Food Securi...
Jan 12, 2024
Western Canadian Crop Production show in Saskatoon, Sask. is the platform used each year to announce funding for crop-related research.Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said a total of $14...
Jan 10, 2024
The Saskatchewan government releases its clubroot distribution map each January to show the rural municipalities (RMs) where clubroot has been identified. Clubroot is a soil-borne disease that can cau...
Jan 10, 2024
A group of Prairie farmers are taking court action against Purely Canada Foods, a division of Above Foods.On March 1, 2023, Purely informed 27 farms it was voiding contracts for gluten-free oats that ...
Jan 08, 2024