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Early weed control is essential to canola profitability

Early weed control is essential to canola profitability

Weeds that emerge before the crop will out-compete the crop for moisture, nutrients and sunlight.
Agriculture This Week - Earth Day important for our world

Agriculture This Week - Earth Day important for our world

A day which should be more significant than it is came and went recently with hardly any notice at all. You might blame COVID-19, but honestly the pandemic is not the only reason Earth Day generates limited interest.
New shoes for Jake

New shoes for Jake

It was time for some spiffy new shoes for this Belgian gelding at the Just farm west of the city this week. The farrier work on Jake, a 25-year-old retired pulling horse, was carried out by Dr. Cindy Lukianchuk, from Success, SK.
Ag businesses adapting to Covid-19

Ag businesses adapting to Covid-19

The vast majority of businesses throughout Canada have felt the impact of Covid-19 over the last two months.
First kids arrive on area farm

First kids arrive on area farm

It’s kids aplenty this spring at Jim and Stacey Young’s farm south of the city. While Stacey reports they have one miniature goat the rest of her herd are dairy or meat goats. “No! We don’t eat them,” she said.
Aim for 75 per cent canola emergence

Aim for 75 per cent canola emergence

Steps taken to improve canola seed emergence willimprove the return on investment for seed and can improve overall crop profitability.
BASF and CASA launch online farm safety resource for children

BASF and CASA launch online farm safety resource for children

Online hub provides families with interactive resources, tools and activities on farm safety
Western wheat and barley commissions concerned about 2020 research activities

Western wheat and barley commissions concerned about 2020 research activities

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) and the Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC) are asking Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to continue important wheat and barley research activities at AAFC’s western Canadian research stations
Agristability interim payment increased for Sask. producers

Agristability interim payment increased for Sask. producers

The federal and provincial governments have agreed to increase the 2020 AgriStability interim benefit payment percentage from 50 per cent to 75 per cent for Saskatchewan producers.
Weather conditions allow for spring harvesting

Weather conditions allow for spring harvesting

Combining resumed in the Moose Creek area south of Carlyle this past week. A few of the farmers in the area had a chance to finish up crops they were unable to harvest last fall.