Agriculture

While we tend to look to chemicals to solve most of the pest problems we encounter from ticks on our pet pooches and dandelions in the front lawn to weeds and bugs in farm crops, that may not always be the best option.

In agriculture issues tend to reoccur, many key ones never seeming to come to an end. The issue of grain handling is certainly one that pops up over and over, with plenty of finger pointing in terms of who is to blame.

Research to tackle global food security received a major boost in the province today, as the Government of Saskatchewan announced $800,000 in funding for state-of-the-art equipment in a new Roots of Food Security research facility at the University o

It feels like I have written this before. That, I suppose, is because in terms of agriculture there are often ongoing storylines to follow, and the latest among those is Donald Trump.

The Government of Saskatchewan recently approved a new recycling program for agricultural grain bags.

Canadian farmers need to continue to focus on efficiencies and increased production of commodities in order to remain competitive within a rising tide of production around the world, according to J.P.

A deal signed in a continent thousands of miles from Saskatchewan may have a big impact on canola-producing centers such as Yorkton. On Mar.

The recent signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement (CPTPP) in Santiago, Chile, is generally being seen as a positive occurrence for Canadian farmers, at least on the grain side of things.

Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is suggesting it is time Canadians give up the supply management system.

Pull, mow, burn and spray. These are a few of the ways Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) manages invasive plant species. In the Prairies, conservation specialists have added another tool in their kit: grazing.