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Farmers getting hit hard by "insane" gas prices
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Filling up at the pumps right now is a struggle for just about everybody but it's hard to compare with what farmers are currently dealing with. Gas prices, as of Thursday, were ...
Jun 02, 2022

Saskatchewan growers make seeding progress but still behind average
MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan farmers continue to make good seeding progress.The Ministry of Agriculture reported 76 per cent of the crop is in the ground but are still well behind the five-year avera...
Jun 02, 2022

Strong showing at Meadow Lake 4-H Light Horse event
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask./Alta. - It's great to be back in the saddle again for many youth in the North-West Region Light Horse 4-H clubs.Meadow Lake Light Horse 4-H Club came together for a local show on M...
Jun 01, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday June 1, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Funds will be provided to organizations involved in strengthening diversity in Canadian agriculture.Roughly $735,000 will go to Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Do More Agriculture...
Jun 01, 2022

Agrifood pilot facility opens in Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A new fully-commercialized pea processing and testing centre is now open in southern Alberta.PIP International, a Canadian-based agrifood company, celebrated the $20-million pilot ...
May 31, 2022

Virtual fencing an option for cattle in pasture
MELFORT, Sask. - The use of virtual fencing is being investigated as an option for grazing livestock. Saskatchewan Range Management extension specialist Andre Bonneau said the technology is very simil...
May 31, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday May 31, 2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) wants the crop insurance deadline to be extended.APAS has made the request to the federal and provincial Ministers of Agricul...
May 31, 2022

Carbon sequestration in pasture and forages to be studied
MELFORT, Sask. - A new research project will measure the benefits of forage crops and pastureland.The federal and provincial governments will provide $3.2 million in funding that will focus on carbon ...
May 30, 2022

Agriculture Roundup for Monday May 30,2022
MELFORT, Sask. - Presumptive cases of the avian flu have been found in 11 mammals in Saskatchewan.Pathologist Trent Bollinger of the Western College of Veterinary Medicine said the bird flu is why som...
May 30, 2022

Listen: Micronutrient fertilizer to be made from pea, lentil, and other plant-based hulls
MELFORT, Sask. - A new $19-million project will see the commercialization of a new micronutrient fertilizer at a facility in Rosetown, Sask.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access explains how this new product...
May 27, 2022