Agriculture

When it comes to plant breeding having public investment has always been something this writer has felt is important.

Recently, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart presented four agriculture scholarships to students from across the province. “The future of our industry relies on dedicated, inspiring young individuals,” Stewart said.

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) introduced a new leadership team at its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 5. Bruce Holmquist of Kinistino, SK was re-elected President of Canadian Western Agribition.

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) announced recently at their Annual General Meeting a profit from operations of $270,411 and a provincial economic impact of $73.6 million annually.

Recently, Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison introduced Bill 125, The Saskatchewan Value-Added Agriculture Incentive, for first reading in the Saskatchewan Legislature.

The WDM Yorkton has opened a travelling exhibit which tells the story of one of the region’s primary agricultural crops. Canola: A Story of Canadian Innovation, is a new travelling exhibit from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum.

If one thing is clear looking toward the future, how farmers farm is going to change as we move forward. That may sound like a statement of the obvious since more things we do evolve over time, and farming is no different.

How do you boost soil water content and soil health without irrigating? Best cover it with a layer of straw, a new study concludes.

Saskatchewan’s average farmland values continued to climb at roughly the same rate as the Canadian average in 2017, a sign of a strong and stable agriculture economy, according to J.P.

An interesting approval was granted recently by Health Canada which could have some rather large consequences moving forward.