MELVILLE, Sask. — King and Queen might bear royal names, but they don’t get to rest on their laurels. The pair of red roan Brabant draft horses work regularly on Wayne and Lorna Nagy’s Diamond Horseshoe Ranch north of Melville, as do the other heavy horses in the stable. However, this pair holds a special […] Read more
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Researcher advises smaller fans on grain bins
Less drying time also suggested | Turn on fan as soon as it goes into bin
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. — Ron Palmer is fine-tuning his recommendations about when to dry grain. The engineer’s research at the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation, which was first released in February 2012, suggested that running aeration fans at night would dry grain more quickly. A year later, he said fans could run even less time […] Read morePro-open market supporters gather to celebrate one year anniversary of single desk’s demise
Canada’s agriculture minister began his day Aug. 1 seeing Tweets and Facebook posts about the beautiful blue sky across Western Canada. The sky had not fallen a year after the CWB monopoly ended, Gerry Ritz told farmers gathered at a Pense, Sask., farm to mark the anniversary. Hearing from producers was a good way to […] Read more
Crops look good in Sask.
Most Saskatchewan crops are in good to excellent condition heading into August, according to the provincial crop report. Crop reporters rate 84 percent of spring wheat, 82 percent of canola, 81 percent of lentils and 88 percent of peas in good to excellent shape. Crop damage due to disease, insects and localized flooding continues to […] Read more
Farmers shocked, angry over insurance payment refusals
Eligible acres | ‘Permanent water bodies’ are not eligible
Some Saskatchewan farmers who were expecting insurance payments for unseeded acres because of excess moisture are discovering they won’t receives cheques this year, even though they did in past years. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. chief executive officer Shawn Jaques said the policy hasn’t changed, but adjusters now have time to get out and look. He […] Read moreNew soybean variety targets early maturity for Sask. growers
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. — The name of a new soybean variety from NorthStar Genetics Manitoba reflects where the company thinks the future of soybeans is heading. NSC Moosomin is still in trials and should be available in two years. NorthStar is known for naming its varieties after Manitoba communities, but geographically at least the community […] Read more
Sask. restores irrigation canal
Rehabilitation work will begin in September on a segment of the M1 Canal, which is the main irrigation supply line from Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker. The province announced July 29 it will spend nearly $5 million to rehabilitate part of the 22.5-kilometre canal built in the 1960s. About 1.3 km of the canal will be enlarged […] Read more
Sask. to rehabilitate irrigation canal
Rehabilitation work will begin in September on a segment of the M1 Canal, which is the main irrigation supply line from Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker. The province announced today it will spend nearly $5 million to rehabilitate part of the 22.5-kilometre canal built in the 1960s. About 1.3 km of the canal will be enlarged and […] Read more
Manitoba wrestles with storms, drainage issues
Severe storms | Man-made drainage and lack of wetlands blamed for increased flooding
Residents of southwestern Manitoba can’t seem to catch a break from wet and stormy weather this summer. Severe weather once again roared through the region July 21, dumping more rain on already soggy soil. At least one tornado was confirmed between Deloraine and Boissevain, and two others near Waskada and Goodlands were being investigated. A […] Read moreAlternate site for optimal bale grazing
WEYBURN, Sask. — Location is the key consideration for producers who intend to bale graze. Research that found more nutrients and pathogens in runoff from bale grazing sites than control sites isn’t a surprise, said Etienne Soulodre, the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency’s senior agrologist. The issue is what to do about it, he told the […] Read more
