At 2nd annual "Win the Bin" event held at the Ag and Ex in Swift Current on June 9th: Michael Klink is a farmer and rancher south of the SWT grain terminal near Gull Lake. "We mostly grow oats, but…
There have been reports of canola heating up in the bin. Angela Brackenreed, agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada, explains how this might happen. "We did have some canola go in the bin at a…
Seeding operations are almost complete as 94 percent of the Provincial crop is now in the ground, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report Most producers in the province have…
This week’s Food Farm event in Swift Current was another success. About 160 Grade 3 students from Swift Current and area schools took part in this week’s Food Farm event. This was the first time at…
Producers taking part in a water quality meeting in Leader heard more about the importance of testing their water sources. Regional Livestock Specialist Colby Elford says one of the things producers…
Sask Wheat wants the Federal Government to hold public consultations before any changes are made to the Canada Grain act for U.S. wheat varieties. There have been calls to accommodate American-grown…
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Sonny Perdue, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture had their first face to face meeting yesterday in Toronto. The two discussed priorities and…
Canada’s total outstanding farm debt continued to climb in 2016, reaching $96 Billion as of December 31st. That’s a 7.3% increase over 2015 levels, according to Statistics Canada. JP Gervais is the…
The University of Saskatchewan is holding its spring convocation this week at TCU Place in Saskatoon. The U of S Spring Convocation this year involves a total of 3,419 students The graduation…
This is the time of year that the cattle markets usually start to cool off. That from Brian Perillat, manager and senior analyst with CanFax. “We've continued to have some pretty strong cattle…
