Agriculture

Saskatchewan farmers are slowly making their way into the field. Adverse weather has delayed spring field work, such as applying herbicide, harrowing and seeding, in some areas. Many fields remain wet.

By Lyndon Hicks, P.Ag. Regional Crops Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Yorkton

By Rachel Kraynick, P.Ag Regional Farm Business Management Specialist

As a columnist on agriculture American president Donald Trump is a constant source of material.

As a columnist on agriculture American president Donald Trump is a constant source of material.

Canadians involved in trade with the United States may have felt a rather chill wind coming out of the south last week. That wind of course was from the mouth of U.S.

It might be just what the doctor ordered for Prairies farmers this year, an early dose of spring weather.

This week I am going to stray off the normal path for this column which normally focuses on agriculture, or at least the rural Prairies.

Canadian pulse growers should be collectively exhaling a breath of relieve after a recent announcement that access to the market in India will continue.

When it came time to deal with a Saskatchewan deficit after their 2016 went off the rails completely, the Saskatchewan Party simply off loaded the hurt to just about everyone this time aound, including the agriculture sector.