Agriculture

Through a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is pleased to announce over $500,000 of new funding for 10 crop-related research pr

Canadian agriculture producers have long prided themselves in being among the best in the world. In terms of dryland farming there is little doubt Canadians producers are good at getting the most bushels out of every acre.

Canadian agriculture benefited from a relatively low dollar throughout 2016 and this trend is expected to continue into 2017, according to J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada’s chief agricultural economist.

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG), in partnership with BASF Canada, presented Allison Ammeter with the Pulse Promoter Award at their Annual General Meeting on January 9, 2017.

It would have been more than a decade ago two people who had been doing missionary work stopped in the office, and I was assigned the interview.

The Farm Credit Canada (FCC) 4-H Club Fund is providing $122,750 to 253 4-H clubs across Canada to support various local events and activities. In Saskatchewan, 34 4-H clubs received a combined total of $17,000.

Results are in for the 2016 Canola Performance Trials (CPT). Data from the science-based, third-party variety evaluations for both small-plot and field-scale trials have now been uploaded to the online comparison tool at www.canolaperformancetrials.

Moving forward the agriculture sector will continue to face one major issue, and that is finding quality employees. Overall, the sector, especially at the primary production level, is becoming less important in terms of overall national economy.

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is reminding producers December 31, 2016, is the final deadline to submit 2015 AgriStability forms and pay 2016 program fees.

Areas of Western Canada experienced significant moisture during the 2016 growing season, making conditions favourable for the development of increased seed- and soil-borne diseases in flax.