Agriculture

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.

For farmers across the region, the timely snowfall earlier this month was a welcome sight providing plenty of farmland with much-needed moisture.

Farmers in southeast Saskatchewan are concerned about moisture as seeding begins. Blake Duchek says the recent moisture was much-needed East of Atwater following 2020’s dry fall and low snowfall winter.

John Van Eaton says moisture in the form of snow in April will make a difference as spring seeding gets under way. Van Eaton farms northeast of Maryfield, planning on planting spring wheat, barley, canola, and peas this year.

Parts of southern and eastern Saskatchewan currently under a severe drought will need continuous light rain over several days to recharge the soil, according to farmers and agricultural experts.

Agriculture in thr Classroom Saskatchewan is proud to launch ExploreSaskAg.ca, a brand-new, kid-friendly website for elementary students to learn about agriculture in Saskatchewan.

Today, the Government of Saskatchewan welcomed Viterra's major announcement to build a world-class canola crush facility in Regina.

While much of Canada’s food and beverage industry has been hit by disruptions caused by the pandemic, the country’s chocolate processors and hazelnut producers hope to benefit from a combination of consumer indulgence and a growing “buy local” trend.

Regina will soon be home to a new state-of-the-art canola processing facility. Cargill announced plans to begin construction of a new $350 million project next year and it will be operational by 2024.

Crescent Creek Angus at Goodeve recently held its annual spring bull sale. The sale saw 58 bulls average $7310, and 38 heifers average $4986. The high selling bull was ‘Crescent Creek Nextstep 4H’ which brought a bid of $26,000 from Bandura Ranches.