Agriculture

“Once you see herbicide resistance in a field it’s been there a number of years. You just didn’t notice it.

Traditionally, agriculture equipment dealers are a place to buy agriculture equipment.

The 2017 planting season will soon be upon us. Producers are making final decisions about the types of crops to be grown this year.

The Water Security Agency (WSA) recently released the 2017 preliminary outlook for spring runoff. Most of the province received below normal snowfall resulting in a below normal runoff potential across most of Saskatchewan.

The year 2050 may seem to be far off from the perspective of 2017, but three decades in the grand scheme of things is a blink of the eye.

A challenging growing season, followed by a gruelling harvest. For many prairie farmers, 2016 has been a case study in the risks of crop production and a reminder of just how much is beyond the farmer’s control.

On the eve of both provincial and federal budgets there is of course lots of requests being thrown around from groups of all stripes. There is never a shortage of ‘wants’ in terms of government spending.

Canada’s 150th anniversary is an excellent opportunity to celebrate the historical role of farmers in growing our nation.

Farming continues to be a crucial part of Saskatchewan living, but the number of people who can assist in that part of life are drastically decreasing.

Saskatchewan residents generously gave over the winter season to support food banks across the province thanks to a fundraiser organized by PotashCorp.