Agriculture

SASKATOON — Cameco Corp. is in a position to grow, the president of the Saskatoon-based Uranium giant recently told investors, because a “geopolitical crisis has hit our market” with Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Frank Su says his airboat, worth about $25,000, performs the same function as a $1 million combine that dryland farmers use and should be exempt from PST.

Plant breeding is one of the shortest and most effective routes to improving global health: United Nations.

Amendments to federal legislation that would exempt fuel used to dry grain and heat barns return to ag committee.

Grain sector would benefit from recommendations for a smoother and more efficient transportation system.

Now that harvest is complete in all regions of the province, producers would like to see some steady precipitation before the ground freezes and winter arrives.

A recent wheat crop harvest had special meaning for Unity World War Two veteran, Si Campbell.

American scientists want to transform stinkweed into a cold-tolerant, short-season oilseed similar to camelina.

Researchers test ability of man-made islands to remove smells, antibiotics and heavy metals from feedlot holding ponds.

An already badly underpopulated farm and agriculture workforce pre-pandemic appears to becoming severely underpopulated.