Garlic plants.

Sask. researcher expands northern vigour work

Other research in the province includes catalytic seed treatments and intercropping hazelnuts and berries with annual crops

A plant physiologist from the University of Saskatchewan continues to focus on the phenomenon identified as “northern vigour.”



Cattle gather around a small pool of water in the bottom of a dugout.

Bovine TB investigation can be lengthy process

CFIA aims to help producers better understand what’s involved in the National Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program

Allison Danyluk Ross, a Canadian Food Inspection Agency regional veterinary officer, recently gave producers a run through of how the bovine TB investigation process works.

An ewe and two lambs look warily toward the camera.

Less is more when it comes to lamb litter size

A veterinarian says increased mortality and lower finishing weights are the price sheep producers pay for larger litters

Sheep producers are known to strive for twins, triplets and even quadruplets in their lambing litters, but an Alberta veterinarian and sheep researcher says this could be harmful in the long run.


A crate of freshly-picked cabbages.

Alternative cabbage root maggot control sought

Saskatchewan researchers also compared new sweet corn varieties to older ones to find the best options for growers

New insecticide treatment for cabbage root maggots may soon be available to vegetable growers, courtesy of a trial conducted by the Saskatchewan Strategic Field Program.

A close-up of some ripe blueberries on a bush.

Fruit research targets apples, blueberries, cherries

The projects in Saskatchewan are funded through the Agriculture Demonstration of Practices and Technologies program

Forest Scharf, Saskatchewan’s provincial fruit crops specialist, shared what he’s been working on with growers at a conference hosted by the Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association and the Saskatchewan Vegetable Growers Association.