Agriculture

It is to the point almost every day on the calendar has been assigned a ‘designation’ by somebody.

Seeding of the 2016 crop is almost complete. Ninety four per cent of the crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

Tent caterpillars, or army worms, have returned to the Northeast with a vengeance. Many people are defending their trees from the caterpillars, who defoliate an area completely before moving on to the next stand.

It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that people base their positions on purely emotional responses, ones usually devoid of scientific evidence, solid reasoning, or at times even rational thought.

Great strides were made this past week, as 81 per cent of the crop is now seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report.

The Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) welcomes the announcement that the Government of Canada will pursue a one year extension of certain provisions enacted in 2014 by the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act.

There are pockets of concern over the concept of genetically modified crops. There are those concerned about how the impact of herbicides and insecticides used on crops and antibiotics and hormones used in livestock may impact human health.

Despite a cool and wet start to the week, seeding is advancing at a remarkable rate, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report.

It shouldn’t come as a great surprise that people base their positions on purely emotional responses, ones usually devoid of scientific evidence, solid reasoning, or at times even rational thought.