Agriculture

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) announced on Wednesday they have expanded their criteria for compassionate reasons related to visitation restrictions.

There have been some unexpected impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these is the new celebrity status of our Chief Medical Health Officers.

From Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Favourable weather in the province this week meant substantial seeding progress in all regions. Eighty per cent of the crop is now seeded in Saskatchewan, slightly ahead of the five-year average of 78 per cent (2015-2019) for this time of year.

Seed treatments are an effective integrated pest management strategy for flea beetles, the most costly insect pest of canola in Canada.

Crop report for May 12-18

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) has launched a $100-million venture capital fund to support proven, viable companies through unexpected business disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Launched in partnership with Forage Capital Inc.

Spring weather, at least so far, has seemed more March than May-like, but farmers are still out in the field planting the 2020 crop, as was the case this week at the farm of Jordan and Jennifer Lindgren in the Norquay area.

The more details noted at seeding time, the more information farmers and agronomists have on hand for future decision making and problem solving. Here are our Top 10.

Generally in May farmers are out in the field planting a new crop. But, for some this year, there is still crop from 2019 that needs harvested, before some producers can turn their attention to seeding for 2020.