Agriculture

Agriculture group highlights poor rural internet by challenging rural residents to test their speed

Each September, Ashala Daniel sows her fields with winter rye, hoping the seed takes root before the first snows fall. It’s a ritual that could help save the planet.

Canadian agribusinesses are asking for a standardized scale to measure their environmental impacts — a request some advocates worry is little more than smoke and mirrors.

A director at a group of oilsands workers committed to renewable energy development says the pandemic has demonstrated the need to build a better Canada that’s more equal and more resilient.

Farmers’ paths to a healthier, liveable ecosystem ought to have more potholes along the way. That’s the latest assessment from a public policy conference held Tuesday about water sustainability on the prairies.

Saskatchewan’s active drilling rig count has remained flat since Oct. 10, with 17 rigs in the field as of Nov. 2, according to Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). The active drilling rig count is the leading indicator of activity in the oilpatch.

Submitted The difficult decision has been made to cancel the 2021 CropSphere Conference due to the uncertainties regarding COVID-19.

The Crossborders Growing Project harvested 275 acres of land just east of Kola, Manitoba. The 275 acres yielded 19,796 bushels of wheat. It took the volunteers just over two hours to complete the task.

SASKATOON – BASF Agricultural Solutions has pledged $100,000 towards the advancement of a new world-class breeding facility at the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) in Saskatoon.

Grocery shopping online is convenient. A convenience farmers fear could put them out of business. A handful of grocery chains supply Canadians with food and, with online sales predicted to surge beyond the pandemic, they’re racing to adapt.