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Agriculture Roundup for Thursday July 21, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Crops continue to advance quickly throughout Saskatchewan due to recent hot and humid days. However, the latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture said when humidity is high, cut...
Jul 21, 2022
Province announces new agritech innovation centre
SURREY, B.C. - B.C.'s Jobs and Innovation Minister says a new agricultural facility in the Lower Mainland will help produce the food needed to feed the province and the world.Ravi Kahlon made the comm...
Jul 21, 2022
Western Canada's outdoor farm expo recognizes innovation
MELFORT, Sask. - Ag in Motion gives farmers a chance to see the latest in equipment and technology but it also provides a unique opportunity for companies to showcase their new ideas.The 2022 Innovati...
Jul 20, 2022
Farm family identifies Indigenous historical cultural sites on property
KERROBERT, Sask. - A farm family near Kerrobert is looking forward to holding a tour of their property after identifying a number of Indigenous historical cultural sites, including Chief Poundmaker's ...
Jul 20, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 20, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - A new research agreement has been signed between Saskatchewan Pulse Growers and Limagrain Field Seeds.Both parties will fund the pea and lentil variety research to be done by Limagrai...
Jul 20, 2022
Ag in Motion returns with 100-acre show near Langham
After a two-year hiatus in 2019 and 2020 thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, Ag in Motion is back in Saskatchewan.Rob O'Connor, show director, said it feels great to be back in the 100-acre area just out...
Jul 19, 2022
Annual field day returns after pandemic break
MELFORT, Sask. - Farmers will have an opportunity to see firsthand research that is being conducted in their own backyard.The annual field day being held this Wednesday is sponsored by the Northeast A...
Jul 18, 2022
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 18, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - The federal government will provide $4.4 million to study the permafrost conditions along the Hudson Bay Railway, which runs to Churchill, Man.Shifting permafrost and flooding have be...
Jul 18, 2022
Disease testing program monitoring for Blackleg and Clubroot in Saskatchewan
MELFORT, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission (SaskCanola) are collaborating on a project to monitor two diseases.This summer and fall te...
Jul 15, 2022
Listen: Saskatchewan outdoor farm show returns after pandemic break
MELFORT, Sask. - The three day Ag in Motion (AIM) opens Tuesday.This will be the first in-person show since 2019.AIM show director Rob O'Connor was on the grounds for move in day.Alice McFarlane is th...
Jul 15, 2022