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Sask. backs down on taxing boat used to harvest wild rice

Sask. backs down on taxing boat used to harvest wild rice

Frank Su says his airboat, worth about $25,000, performs the same function as a $1 million combine that dryland farmers use and should be exempt from PST.
Carbon price exemptions preferred over rebates

Carbon price exemptions preferred over rebates

Amendments to federal legislation that would exempt fuel used to dry grain and heat barns return to ag committee.
Task force targets supply chain improvement

Task force targets supply chain improvement

Grain sector would benefit from recommendations for a smoother and more efficient transportation system.
Hands-on Clydesdale clinic held at Yorkton

Hands-on Clydesdale clinic held at Yorkton

Linda Banga, a highly regarded Clydesdale breeder and trainer from the Canora area, led the draft horse decorating part of the clinic.
Agriculture This Week: Weeds may not always be weeds

Agriculture This Week: Weeds may not always be weeds

American scientists want to transform stinkweed into a cold-tolerant, short-season oilseed similar to camelina.
Harvest completed in all regions, producers need precipitation

Harvest completed in all regions, producers need precipitation

Now that harvest is complete in all regions of the province, producers would like to see some steady precipitation before the ground freezes and winter arrives.
Researchers attempt to turn weed into a crop

Researchers attempt to turn weed into a crop

American scientists want to transform stinkweed into a cold-tolerant, short-season oilseed similar to camelina.
Idea floated to improve feedlot water quality

Idea floated to improve feedlot water quality

Researchers test ability of man-made islands to remove smells, antibiotics and heavy metals from feedlot holding ponds.
Producers must find ways to make farm jobs attractive

Producers must find ways to make farm jobs attractive

An already badly underpopulated farm and agriculture workforce pre-pandemic appears to becoming severely underpopulated.
Climate program focuses on grazing

Climate program focuses on grazing

Young farmers and ranchers expected to benefit the most from federal program; rotational grazing to be key component.
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