Agriculture

Rural addiction has special challenges

More than half of farmers meet the diagnostic threshold for anxiety and more than a third meet the criteria for depression

Mar 2, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

Measures can be taken to prevent mercury poisoning

Most people encounter mercury through consuming seafood, said expert

Mar 2, 2022 12:00 PM Read more >

Sask. producers want wolf hunting expanded

Landowners can shoot the predators on their property, but this doesn’t apply to hunters in most parts of the province

Mar 1, 2022 1:30 PM Read more >

Livestock antibiotics may disrupt soil microbes

Researchers find that the effects of livestock antibiotics as well as heat caused by climate change can harm soil health

Mar 1, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >

Barn biosecurity key with strangles

Bacteria can live on objects that have come into contact with an infected horse, such as feed buckets and bridles

Feb 28, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Payment protection changes suggested for Grain Act

Legislative review consultations found support for producer payment protection, but improvements were recommended

Feb 27, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

First Nations hope for return to beef industry

Leader says finding labour is a problem as his people start from scratch after losing generations of farming knowledge

Feb 27, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

The end game for Saskatchewan wild boar: SARM seeks to manage these invasive beasts

Boars are notoriously intelligent and reckless

Feb 27, 2022 6:25 AM Read more >

Dairy farm fined for worker’s death

Jimlee Farms Ltd., located east of Regina near Grenfell, is facing an $80,000 fine

Feb 26, 2022 1:00 PM Read more >

War expected to sharply increase wheat prices

Analyist predicts a potential spike in global prices as war violence halts Ukraine exports

Feb 26, 2022 10:00 AM Read more >