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Big Bud tractor designed for easy repair

Big Bud tractor designed for easy repair

The new machine has a 1.5-inch thick frame, C-18 engine with a horsepower range from 640 to 750 and CAT 988 HD axles.
Sask. ag hall of fame announces new inductees

Sask. ag hall of fame announces new inductees

New members represent farming, communications, home economics, beef research, education and irrigation.
Imperial: Canada’s largest renewable diesel plant

Imperial: Canada’s largest renewable diesel plant

When fully operational, the plant will produce more than one billion litres of renewable diesel per year, or 20,000 barrels per day.
Funding supports research benefitting poultry, hogs, other livestock

Funding supports research benefitting poultry, hogs, other livestock

USask awarded $5.2 million for innovative research projects
$1M goes to Moose Jaw pork plant to prepare for future disease outbreaks

$1M goes to Moose Jaw pork plant to prepare for future disease outbreaks

Meanwhile, construction at the sow processing plant continues and “is a work in progress."
Estevan grad student earns animal nutrition scholarship

Estevan grad student earns animal nutrition scholarship

Cassidy Ross is enrolled at South Dakota State University.
Companion crops key to establishing saline-tolerant forages in saline soils

Companion crops key to establishing saline-tolerant forages in saline soils

USask researchers aim to reclaim saline soils.
Wheat demand continues to increase

Wheat demand continues to increase

Markets may not have fully accounted for the tight global supply situation that is evolving.
Drought may lift feedgrains

Drought may lift feedgrains

The USDA’s corn production estimate for Argentina has also been reduced five percent from last month’s estimate.
More emphasis on nitrogen can benefit forage stands

More emphasis on nitrogen can benefit forage stands

In some parts of the province, removing two tons each year is common, resulting in depleted soil nutrients.