Agriculture

In a fast-paced industry that is constantly evolving, it is important to consider the health, safety, and well-being of everyone involved.

The City of Yorkton Landfill will begin collecting rolled Grain Bags free of charge for recycling starting December 1st, 2018. “The new program, in conjunction with Cleanfarms Inc.

By pure happenstance a post came across my social media feed last week regarding mechanical bees.

It is interesting how it can take just the right push to get people talking about an important issue, one that there had been little discussion about for far too long.

South America is a long way from my farm near Reston, Manitoba. I left home on November 11 as the farmer representative on the South American leg of the 2018 Canadian wheat new crop missions.

As winter descended upon Saskatchewan area cattle producers began moving their cattle from summer pasture as was the case with this group of Herefords on the move at Sorefoot Creek Farm near Willowbrook.

The Tri-National Accord is an annual meeting of officials from Canada, Mexico and the United States. The 27th annual meeting of the Tri-National Agricultural Accord took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico from October 16 to 18, 2018.

Saturday afternoon at Harvest Showdown was the ranch rodeo, with teams applying the skills they use on the farm to a variety of competitions, including a barrel race (pictured above) and cattle sorting.

The Cornerstone Credit Union Commercial Cattle Show and FCC Breeders’ Alley were part of the cattle side of Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in the city last week.

The Sask-Tel Horse-Power Showcase at Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton was held Wednesday and Thursday evening including a number of equine-related events. Among those was Dave’s Diesel Heavy Horse Pills.