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Producers attending the Jan. 13 annual meeting of the Canary Seed Development Commission (CSDC) in Saskatoon will vote on a resolution to formally request canary seed be included as an official crop u...
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In part two of our series on weeds in pulse crops, Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks about the growing problem of group two resistant weeds.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @AliceMcF
Jan 03, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Warm air blowing in from the Pacific is bringing an early January warm spell to Saskatchewan, says Environment Canada's David Phillips."Across Alberta, Saskatchewan, we see this balmy kind of conditio...
Jan 03, 2020 (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Crop Production Show starts on Monday Jan. 13 at Prairieland Park.Agriculture manager Lori Cates tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access businesses and vendors start setting up this week.alice.mcfarlane@...
Jan 03, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
REGINA - The University of Regina is being urged to cancel a lecture by a celebrated Canadian poet who has worked with an Indigenous woman's killer, but the school says doing so would go against its p...
Jan 03, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)
The Canadian Pork Council said trade with China was the biggest challenge facing the industry in 2019.Chairman Rick Bergmann said China's decision in June to shut the door on Canadian pork was a major...
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The chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association is still surprised cattle prices didn't jump last year because of the demand for meat from China.Ryder Lee said the general feel...
Jan 02, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Weed control can be challenging for peas, lentils, fababeans and other pulses.Dr. Chris Willenborg is an associate professor at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Agriculture and Bioresources...
Jan 02, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...
Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) had a successful shipping season during the 2018-2019 crop year.Both companies did not exceed their maximum revenue entitleme...
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