Agriculture

Johanson heading oat organization

Saskatchewan farmers have been able to seed five per cent of the 2019 crop, compared to the five-year average (2014-18) of three per cent. Field activities such as harrowing, rock picking and fertilizing are taking place.

Decision to be made in possible Outlook green space

Average farmland value in Canada continued its steady climb in 2018, driven by fewer, but more strategic investments by producers. “With the steady rise in farmland values, producers are making more strategic investments,” according to J.P.

As days have turned into weeks and a Canadian delegation has not yet been accepted by China, the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) is calling on the Government of Canada to consider all available options to resume seed trade.

There are rules to trade between most countries, but that does not mean those rules are always followed.

Melville’s Shaelyn Stadnyk was among a recent youth delegation from Canada to visit Peru. The trade and development mission took place in Lima, Peru from, Feb. 13-22, with the Canadian team consisting of 10 youth from across Canada.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister, David Marit, are reminding Saskatchewan producers that the deadline to enroll in the AgriStability Program is April 30, 2019.

Idea hopes to foster growth in both greens and community pride

It was all that many years ago the focus for agriculture in Saskatchewan, at least from a provincial government perspective, was diversification.