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Mustard puts Sask. on the world stage

Mustard puts Sask. on the world stage

WESTERN PRODUCER — The world will beat a path to your doorway if you invent a better mousetrap, they say. That also applies to being a place like Saskatchewan that produces rare, high quality crops during food-insecure times, it seems.
Study eyes chuckwagon horse safety

Study eyes chuckwagon horse safety

Research at the recent Calgary Stampede focused on chuckwagon racing, but it could also apply to horses in other sports
Regina company's drone harnesses artificial intelligence

Regina company's drone harnesses artificial intelligence

The flying sprayer has the ability to identify and treat individual weeds as it makes its way over a broad acre canopy.
Government's environmental focus meets producer resistance

Government's environmental focus meets producer resistance

“It’s pretty hard to farm green in the red.”
CN warns of grain disruptions

CN warns of grain disruptions

CN says long lead times are required to recruit and train crews, acquire locomotives or rail cars and invest in track and other infrastructure to meet increased customer demand.
Agriculture This Week: We have lost local food security

Agriculture This Week: We have lost local food security

if you live in Yorkton and were to decide that the answer to high beef prices was to go out to a local producer and buy a beef animal, you would find there is not an abattoir in the city to kill and process the animal.
Birds with 'extreme' features most at risk of extinction

Birds with 'extreme' features most at risk of extinction

As bird species face global threats of mass extinction, the traits that make them unique are also at risk of rapid disappearance. This homogenization will set off a domino effect of consequences for other members of these ecosystems, including humans.
Opinion: Agricultural presentations need an injection of accessibility

Opinion: Agricultural presentations need an injection of accessibility

If content becomes confusing, interest wanes, despite a listener’s best efforts.
Opinion: Populist politics can have negative impact on debt crisis

Opinion: Populist politics can have negative impact on debt crisis

Expect more debt crises to arise as high food and fuel prices combine with increasing interest rates reveal underlying problems in numerous countries.
Opinion: The silence of science could be deafening

Opinion: The silence of science could be deafening

Sharing atmosphere in science is coming under ever-greater pressure.