Agriculture

Canada’s beef industry continues to improve efficiencies that lessen its environmental impacts, with production of one kilogram of Canadian beef creating 15% fewer greenhouse gas emissions in 2011 compared to 1981, a new study has found.

Developed and grown in Western Canada, the seeds of bright yellow canola crops are crushed to produce healthy oil for cooking and baking. The vast majority of our farmers choose to grow canola that has been modified to be resistant to herbicides.

At this time of year everyone tends to take a look into a crystal ball for a glimpse of what may lie ahead for the new year.

Where there has been agriculture, there have been pests. Where there have been pests, there has been pest control. The science is a fascinating one, enthusiasts explain.

The consumer, they say, is always right. That adage is supposed to be at the heart of business, even when consumers are clearly wrong in what they think and believe.

Amendments to The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act, clarifying who can and cannot own farmland in Saskatchewan, have been proclaimed and will come into effect Jan. 4, 2016.

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased with the news that the United States has repealed mandatory country of origin labelling (COOL). Last week, the U.S.

Recently, the Water Security Agency (WSA) released the 2015 Conditions at Freeze-up Report. The report summarizes the water supply conditions during the late fall and early winter period.

Saskatchewan Agriculture is reminding producers to be on the lookout for anthrax in their animals after confirmation that anthrax has been found in cattle in the RM of Harris #316. Anthrax was confirmed by laboratory results on Dec.

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest is the third novel in the best-selling Millennium series and the last by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson. It might also be the title for the relationship of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Albertan farmers.