Agriculture

The numbers don’t seem to be quite adding up. Or, if they do, they seem to be running counter to conditions, and earlier expectations.

Seeding is advancing quickly in the province thanks to warm, dry weather. Producers now have 60 per cent of the provincial crop in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

There are two manufacturers of special purpose Ag Aviation planes in North America, Thrush Aircraft being one of them. The planes are manufactured in Albany Georgia. Yorkton Aircraft Service is the Canadian Authorized Dealer for Thrush .

The numbers are in, and there are not a lot of surprises as long term trends hold. The numbers, in the case of the Canadian Census of Agriculture, with a document released every five years.

Despite recent cool and wet weather, good seeding progress was made for much of the province this past week. Thirty per cent of the 2017 crop is now in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

There should be value assigned to protecting the natural world around us. That said it is not always an easy thing to accomplish. A broadly integrated approach is required if we are to conserve threatened ecosystem such as prairie grasslands.

Canada’s food and beverage exports have nearly doubled over the past decade and the sector continues to stand out from the rest of the country’s manufacturing industry, according to J.P.

Saskatchewan farmers are slowly making their way into the field. Adverse weather has delayed spring field work, such as applying herbicide, harrowing and seeding, in some areas. Many fields remain wet.

By Lyndon Hicks, P.Ag. Regional Crops Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Yorkton

By Rachel Kraynick, P.Ag Regional Farm Business Management Specialist