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Listen: Saskatoon region plans for agriculture related development
MELFORT, Sask. - Saskatchewan Regional Economic Development Authority (SREDA) has created a document to assist businesses considering setting up shop in the provinceSREDA's Alex Fallon explains the RM...
May 12, 2021

Seedmaster to expand to Coaldale and Medicine Hat
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- SeedMaster, the company that develops and manufactures leading edge no-till seeding technology , is moving a little closer to Lethbridge.The company, based at Emerald Park, east of ...
May 12, 2021

The gardening and planting ‘Obsession’ continues despite ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
ATTENTION....WE ARE NOW OPEN!The greenhouses and gift store will be open to the public on Saturday April 24th. Hours of operation will be from 9am to 8pm daily Sunday through Friday and Saturday 9am t...
May 12, 2021

Seeding progressing well in the County, drivers asked to watch for farm vehicles on area roads
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Some farmers in the County of Grande Prairie are half-finished seeding says Ag. Fieldman Sonja Raven."There are a couple that are not quite as far along. They had some of those...
May 12, 2021

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 12, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - It was a quiet week for the Saskatchewan feeder cattle markets.Most steer weight classes were unchanged to $2 per hundredweight higher.The biggest price improvement was in the 400-to-...
May 12, 2021

Lethbridge College seeking grower participation for a grain drying study
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- The Lethbridge College Agricultural Engineering and Technology department is undertaking a study involving on-farm grain drying strategies, to find optimum quality and energy effici...
May 11, 2021

Farmers get reprieve from filling out Census of Agriculture
MELFORT, Sask. - It may be census day in Canada, but a lot of growers will be putting the questionnaire aside for now.Farmers and ranchers have questioned the timing with today's deadline being right ...
May 11, 2021

2021 Bear Lake Growing Project crop seeded
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Sask. - This year's Bear Lake Growing Project crop has been in the ground for just over a week.Wheat was seeded last Monday in a field located at Emerson Trail and Range Road 72 last M...
May 11, 2021

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday May 11, 2021
MELFORT, Sask. - The Flax Council of Canada (FCC) is looking for new members.FCC has developed an updated business plan focused on market access activities and is encouraging new memberships. Chair Er...
May 11, 2021

Listen: Herbicide carryover possible in dry conditions
MELFORT, Sask. - Producers and agronomists will be watching for signs of herbicide carryover later in the growing season.Agronomist Doug Fehr says below normal precipitation means that some herbicides...
May 10, 2021