Agriculture

Even with the prolonged rain experienced across the province over the week, producers were still able to seed throughout all regions.

the Government of Saskatchewan welcomed the announcement by Ceres Global Ag of its plans to build a new USD $350 million integrated canola crush facility at Northgate.

An aesthetically pleasing crop that’s also environmentally friendly is taking root in Chatham-Kent. About 4,000 acres of winter canola – an oilseed that’s gaining in popularity – is being grown in Ontario.

Until the weekend ‘icestorm’, accompanying rain, and cool, cloudy weather, seeding in the region had progressed well this spring.

EAST CENTRAL — Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for the East Central region, including Humboldt, Tisdale, Melfort and Nipawin. In an alert issued at 3:36 p.m.

Producers made tremendous progress last week with 74 per cent of the 2021 crop now seeded, well ahead of the five-year average of 48 per cent (2016-2020) for this time of year.

Garnet Jess would have normally spent his winter months vacationing in Mesa, Ariz., with his wife. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that couldn’t happen this year.

New Canola Counts tool helps growers assess and improve plant stands

Seeding is well under way across the province, including on the farm of Jeff and Kristina Just west of Yorkton.

There’s a surge of excitement around seaweed cultivation on the West Coast if the heavy-hitters on the speakers’ list of an upcoming inaugural conference on the topic is any measure of interest. Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan, B.C.