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Seven post-secondary institutions create ag and food research collaboration
RED DEER, Alta. - Several Alberta colleges and polytechnics have created a new Agriculture and Food Research Collaborative.The joint effort is between Olds College, Lethbridge College, Medicine Hat Co...
Jul 29, 2021
Early start to harvest in Saskatchewan due to drought
MELFORT, Sask. - Hot dry weather has accelerated crop development and some farmers in south and central Saskatchewan have started combining.Provincial crops extension specialist Shannon Friesen said t...
Jul 29, 2021
Horse's tail cut off - RCMP asking for public's help
KAMLOOPS - RCMP are investigating a disturbing incident in the Monte Creek area, 25 kilometres east of Kamloops.The Tk'emlps Rural RCMP Detachment's Livestock Section was called to a property on the 1...
Jul 29, 2021
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday, July 29, 2021
MELFORT, Sask.- Saskatchewan's general farm group is calling on agribusinesses to offer financial flexibility to producers during this year's drought.Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan...
Jul 29, 2021
PAMI and Team Alberta study on grain drying efficiencies verging completion
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - With operation costs for grain producers on the rise, especially with the expense of the federal carbon tax, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) is looking for ways to ma...
Jul 28, 2021
Search for rust resistance in wheat an ongoing process for genetic researchers
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Rust pathogens are an ongoing problem to say the least for Canadian producers, including stripe, stem, and leaf rust. For researchers at the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the U...
Jul 28, 2021
Intercropping research growing across prairies, farmers urged to start small
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Intercropping is far from a new idea, including for Western Canadian commodity growers.Now the multiple crops, or companion planting, method has seen a resurgence in the last few yea...
Jul 28, 2021
Innovation Saskatchewan ready to talk new AgTech all year round
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - For the past 12 years, Innovation Saskatchewan has been working with a number of different partners to grow the technology sector in the province.And this has included a number of ag...
Jul 28, 2021
Greater plant efficiencies the key to growth in hemp industry
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - When it comes to hemp production in Saskatchewan, there is much more that needs to be done to grow the industry in the province. According to Health Canada, there were 731 federal li...
Jul 28, 2021
SeedMaster takes closer look at row distribution efficiencies
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Spring seeding can be a delicate business for prairie producers and seeding precision has been a common problem for decades.Tim Criddle, Global Sales Director with SeedMaster out of ...
Jul 28, 2021