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What makes a severe thunderstorm?

What makes a severe thunderstorm?

Simply having a big difference in temperatures will not create a thunderstorm.
Sask. cattle producers want bovine TB investigation to target wildlife

Sask. cattle producers want bovine TB investigation to target wildlife

Saskatchewan environment ministry says no positive tests have been found in elk and other cervids, but testing will continue.
Assiniboia to the Andes: Saskatchewan’s chocolate farmer is on a sweet mission

Assiniboia to the Andes: Saskatchewan’s chocolate farmer is on a sweet mission

A fourth-generation farmer from Assiniboia, Sask., Payant splits his year between harvesting grain on his family’s prairie farm and cultivating ancestral Nacional cacao in South America, alongside his wife and business partner Tiffany Rose
Sandwiches and wraps keep farmers fuelled during seeding

Sandwiches and wraps keep farmers fuelled during seeding

Canadian farmers work long hours during seeding; these sandwich and wrap ideas are easy field meals that work as hard as they do.
Wild pig control goes high-tech

Wild pig control goes high-tech

From drones to scent-lured cameras, digital tools are transforming how Canada finds and eradicates invasive wild pigs.
Grain’s supply and demand ratio finds balance

Grain’s supply and demand ratio finds balance

Production is expected to recover by 70 million tonnes due to favourable conditions while demand will rise by 45 million tonnes.
New biodiversity areas identified for western grasslands

New biodiversity areas identified for western grasslands

Initiatives in Saskatchewan, Alberta recognize some of the country’s most extensive and unique remaining prairie ecosystems.
Floating islands could help filter cattle feedlot storm ponds

Floating islands could help filter cattle feedlot storm ponds

Olds College research shows floating islands remove ammonia, copper and aluminum from ponds.
Moths may be a match for invasive oxeye daisy

Moths may be a match for invasive oxeye daisy

Canadian researchers are looking to raise Dichrorampha aeratana moths as biocontrol.
Upcoming webinar could help battle against Leafy Spurge

Upcoming webinar could help battle against Leafy Spurge

The free webinar will have Sheila Tailon, a professional agrologist, speak on how to reduce the spread of the aggressive leafy spurge.
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