Agriculture

Agriculture This Week: Soil’s future crucial for life

Soil is such a finite and critical resource to the survival of life on this planet.

Dec 13, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

USask researchers shining a light on soil fertility

Spectroscopy peers closely at the chemical forms of things in natural systems.

Dec 12, 2024 6:00 PM Read more >

Scholarship program offers seven bursaries totalling $32,000

Applications now open for the 2025 Agriculture Student Scholarship.

Dec 12, 2024 8:30 AM Read more >

Biofuel use makes big jump

Ethanol delivered 55 per cent lower carbon emissions than gasoline.

Dec 8, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

Index calculates wetlands value for agriculture

The main outcome from COP29 was loose commitments to spend more on mitigating the effects of climate change.

Dec 7, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

November started warm and dry, ended cold and snowy

Slow melt would benefit soil moisture meteorologists say.

Dec 6, 2024 5:30 PM Read more >

Agriculture This Week: Farm scale near unimaginable

One unfathomable question remains – what will farming look like in another 50 years?

Dec 6, 2024 6:32 AM Read more >

Can we breed wild pigs to extinction?

Gene-edited wild pigs could lead the invasive species into a reproductive dead end, research proposes.

Dec 1, 2024 5:00 PM Read more >

Farm women face old challenges

There are more female farmers around, but gender bias continues to rear its ugly head, panellists say.

Dec 1, 2024 3:30 PM Read more >

Researchers seek insights into what makes cows efficient

Animal and Poultry Science department data to allow for better decision-making on farms.

Nov 30, 2024 6:00 PM Read more >