Agriculture

The future of farming may well rely on its ability to backfill raw products as society becomes more aware of just what its decisions as consumers mean to the natural world.

The other day, on one of those glorious afternoons when I was actually off for holidays, I was perusing Facebook primarily as a time sink, when I happened upon a post that I found interesting.

The Yorkton Gun & Collectible show again gathered gun enthusiasts from throughout the area to show off their wares and shop for the perfect new rifle, the best accessories or other collectibles that might have caught their eye at the event.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced enhancements to the 2019 Crop Insurance Program.

Farmers in the area will have a chance to learn with a new event coming to the city. Rural Roots will take place on March 8 at the Western Development Museum, with a tour at Harvest Meats and a social event at Back 40 Brewery to follow.

Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) members from coast to coast are in Ottawa this week to meet with government as part of the second annual National Grain Week which runs from February 26-28.

What does leadership on the farm look like going into the future? Farm Credit Canada (FCC) hosted an event in Yorkton to focus on women leading the farm. Kathy Pearson with FCC said that the event was a learning event, focused on farm leadership.

The swine sector appears under the threat of what would be its version of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or at least have the same effect on markets.

Recently, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2019.

The conservation and restoration of wetlands in Saskatchewan must be a top priority, especially in the face of a changing climate, says Jennifer McKillop, acting regional vice-president with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in Saskatchewan.