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Sask. canola, flax groups to share executive director

Sask. canola, flax groups to share executive director

SaskFlax lost its long-time executive director late last year.
India extends lentil tariff exemption

India extends lentil tariff exemption

The exemption was set to expire on March 31, which would have meant a return to a prohibitive 30 percent duty.
Innovation Sask. announces investment for rural water facilities

Innovation Sask. announces investment for rural water facilities

Access to clean drinking water and wastewater treatment is a significant challenge for many rural and First Nation communities in Saskatchewan
The secret messages of plants

The secret messages of plants

New traits enable plants to signal up to seven separate issues by emitting coloured fluorescent proteins on their leaves.
Bio-pesticides bloom in greenhouses

Bio-pesticides bloom in greenhouses

Biological pesticides, or bio-pesticides, are products derived from fungi, bacteria, minerals and other natural sources.
Sustainability projects need more private investors

Sustainability projects need more private investors

The biggest contributors to Canadian farming’s GHG emissions are fertilizers, cattle digestion and manure.
One third of the world’s carbon tamed by grass

One third of the world’s carbon tamed by grass

SSG is starting its own conservation easement program, which endeavours to provide some incentives to maintain rangeland.
Opinion: Trudeau's misguided policies resulting in tepid economic growth

Opinion: Trudeau's misguided policies resulting in tepid economic growth

Favours the communist approach to economic development.
CP Rail sets emissions reduction targets

CP Rail sets emissions reduction targets

Grain is CP’s single biggest line of business, accounting for 24 percent of the company’s total freight revenue in 2020.
Opinion: Food for thought — the carbon dilemma

Opinion: Food for thought — the carbon dilemma

Regenerative farming is what farming is all about at its core because exhausted land doesn’t produce and producing is its only value.