Agriculture

Livestock Services Corporation of Saskatchewan (LSS) recently announced fee increases for brand inspection services and for brand registration. The fee increase will come into effect January 2, 2015. The cost of inspection will increase by $0.

The December sale of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $18.3 million in revenue for the province, bringing final land sale revenues for the 2014 calendar year to $197.9 million.

Agriculture Week and the kick off to the 2014 Grain Millers Harvest Showdown was held Monday with the traditional symbolic branding. Branders are Anne Britton, Donna Malinowsky and Elsie Varga.

Due to the challenging growing season producers may have experienced a loss in yield, quality or both. Crop Insurance customers are reminded they have coverage for both quality losses and yield losses in their crops.

As of October 27, harvest is nearly complete with 99 per cent of the 2014 crop off the field, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has announced $10,000 for students pursuing a career in agriculture with the launch of the fifth annual Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Program.

Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has proclaimed October as Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan. The month will focus on profiling opportunities in agriculture to youth.

On February 5 and 6, 2013, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture will host a summit in Regina to generate ideas on how to improve public perception of the agriculture industry and promote its benefits.

Who should own farmland? That is a question which will increasingly be asked as we move forward, and it is a question with an unclear answer.

On February 5 and 6, 2013, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture will host a summit in Regina to generate ideas on how to improve public perception of the agriculture industry and promote its benefits.