PAMI's combine calibration machine displayed at Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute in Humboldt at their 50th anniversary open house July 2025.

Ag equipment researcher prepares for the future

The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute eyes the digital era as it celebrates 50 years of tech research and testing

The evolution of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute will see it looking into automation, controls and digitization, and also the best ways that this technology can be implemented in machinery.

Close-up of a lentil plant.

Genetic resistance for anthracnose is on the way

No current varieties are anthracnose resistance, but developing one is the highest priority said Ana Vargas, University of Saskatchewan lentil and faba bean breeder

anthracnose resistant lentil varieites are on the way according to Ana Vargas, University of Saskatchewan lentil and chickpea breeder. She also shared some management methods for the anthracnose in lentils.





An RCMP officer looks around a cluttered rural yard.

Canada’s rural crime problem far from fixed

Farmers on the Prairies are worried about crime rates and safety, but an effective approach to meaningfully reduce rural crime remains out of reach so far

Farmers on the Prairies are worried about crime rates and safety, but an effective approach to meaningfully reduce rural crime remains out of reach so far.

Silvopasture/intercropping of fruit trees with crops; alfalfa with hazelnut tree on display by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Ag in Motion 2025.

Research studies fruit-forage intercropping

Agriculture Canada scientists share the potential benefits of the practice that have found in trials conducted in Saskatchewan

The benefits of shelterbelts to forages and cash crops have been known for decades, and as a result, have been a common practice across the Prairies for many years, says an AAFC scientist at Ag in Motion 2025.

Laura Mock and Mehmet Tulbek announce Cultivator-Food Centre partnership on July 8, 2025. Photo: Janelle Rudolph

Saskatchewan initiative hopes to expand agri-food sector

Cultivator by Conexus and Food Centre work together to increase opportunities for ag-tech and agri-food entrepreneurs

Laura Mock and Mehmet Tulbek hope that the partnership will help to grow Saskatchewan’s agri-food manufacturing.


Darby Meyer speaks about her research at LFCE Field Day in June 2025.

Ergot feed research continues with beef cattle

A grad student from the University of Saskatchewan is considering various treatments to better manage ergot feedconsumption

U of S grad student Darby Meyer has been researching how to use ergot-affected grain for feedlot cattle.

Cheryl Waldner presents research at LFCE field day 2025.

Metagenomics change how disease is diagnosed

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan use the technique to identify disease through bacteria, pathogens and viruses

Metagonomic sequencing has helped researchers learn more about respiratory disease pathogens because the process canprovide new information on pathogens that were previously hard to identify