Agriculture

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.

SASKATOON – Dr. Jeff Schoenau isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. He owns and operates a grain farm near Central Butte, Saskatchewan and has been working as a soil scientist for the University of Saskatchewan (USask) for 33 years.

Tepary bean genome may lead to sustainable alternatives for legume crops affected by changing climate

More farmers have been able to get out into the field this week. Seeding is up from nine per cent last week to 38 per cent this week. This is well ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of 22 per cent.

SASKATOON – Scott Wright has been selected to lead the University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence (LFCE) as director, effective May 19.

As spring seeding gets underway, four participants from Parkland College's Introduction to Farm Hand course are ready to put their learning to work. The course, delivered over three Saturdays (Apr. 17, Apr.

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) has launched a new tool to help Saskatchewan barley farmers keep up to date with the latest information related to growing and marketing their barley crops.

Seeding is underway in Saskatchewan, with nine per cent of the 2021 crop now in the ground. This is ahead of the five-year average (2016-2020) of six per cent for this time of year.