Agriculture

In Canada, the Prairies are a major wheat growing area - with the crop generating farm gate receipts of over $6.7 billion in 2018.

Listening to young people about issues that matter to them is an important commitment of the government.

The Board of Directors of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) have elected Brett Halstead as the Board Chair and Jake Leguee as Vice-Chair. Halstead operates a mixed farm near Nokomis.

Thirty University of Saskatchewan (USask) crop research projects have been awarded a total of more than $8 million through Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Development Fund (ADF), a program jointly supported by the federal and provincial governments and s

Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie Claude Bibeau and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit have announced $11 million in funding under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership for 47 crop-related research projects through Saskat

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) has recognized Dan Prefontaine, President of the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. with the Pulse Promoter award.

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley), Alberta Barley and Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association (MWBGA) have announced the launch of the Canadian Barley Research Coalition (CBRC), a national not-for-profit organization t

The situation across Saskatchewan

The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC), a collaboration of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, the Alberta Wheat Commission, and the Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association, has committed more than $9.

Canada’s first laboratory combining digital data analysis of plant genes and traits with the latest precision agriculture technologies to improve crop yield, profitability and sustainability in the agri-food sector is gearing up for a two-year pilot