Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association members say the provincial government should offer incentives to increase processing capacity in the province. A resolution passed at the organization’s recent annual meeting notes the government’s goal is to double livestock processing by 2030. The province has been without a federally inspected plant since the one in Moose Jaw closed […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Sask. sets fire bans
The Saskatchewan government has implemented a fire ban in all provincial parks and crown land, effective immediately. The fire risk throughout the province is extreme, including in the agricultural areas. A ban means no open fires, controlled burns or fireworks. There are 18 wildfires currently burning in the province, all of them in the North. […] Read more
Municipality groups move past name spat
Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities president Ray Orb said he and his urban counterpart will repair the relationship broken when the latter took on a new name. The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association had re-branded in 2020 as Municipalities of Saskatchewan, which irked many rural municipalities and residents. They said the name implied that the organization […] Read more
Straw: hang onto it or sell it?
The proponents of a wheat straw pulp mill in Regina say there is adequate straw for the facility if even just 10 percent of farmers within 120 kilometres commit feedstock to the project. A study looked at straw availability within different distances around the plant. Red Leaf Pulp plans to use 290,000 tonnes of straw […] Read more
Precision feeding considered for livestock
Researchers say precision livestock nutrition could become part of commercial hog operations within a couple of years
Precision livestock nutrition can maximize nutrient use and profitability in hog operations. PLN, as it’s known, is part of the emerging concept of smart farming, or precision livestock farming, that uses information and technology to monitor and control farm processes. Nutrition is a key part of that, said Dr. Candido Pomar, research scientist from Agriculture […] Read more
Russia suspends feed shipments from Canada over GMOs
Russia has suspended imports of animal and pet feed from Canada, citing undeclared GMOs. The Russian Federation said undeclared or unregistered GMOs were found in recent shipments and that products shipped before June 17 would be tested before being allowed entry, according to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency statement. The CFIA, Agriculture Canada and Global […] Read more
Innovations highlight farm show
Canada’s Farm Show returned online last week after the 2020 pandemic forced its cancellation a year ago. Organizers said the show reached more than 68,000 views in more than 50 countries during the two-day event. Innovation is a cornerstone of the show, and five top innovations were recognized: • CLAAS/6800 Lexion APS SYNFLOW received a […] Read more
Sask. pressured on AgriStability
The Saskatchewan NDP last week continued its call for the provincial government to sign on to increasing the AgriStability compensation rate. At a farm just north of Regina, agriculture critic Trent Wotherspoon and leader Ryan Meili said the recent threat of drought should have been enough for the Saskatchewan Party government to change its mind […] Read more
Proposed pulp mill in Sask. would use straw
Producers remind company that straw residue plays an important nutritional role in fields and that supply may be limited
Red Leaf Pulp Ltd. has announced the first of what could be four wheat straw pulp mills in Saskatchewan. Construction of a $350-million facility is expected to begin next year in Regina with operation to begin in the second half of 2023. It will produce about 182,000 tonnes of pulp each year for sale into […] Read more
Ottawa ties grain dryer funding to emissions reduction
Agriculture minister says the object is to get the best bang for the buck so government investment has real impact
Farmers who hope to get money from Ottawa’s $50 million program for more efficient grain dryers will have to demonstrate that they will cut greenhouse gas emissions. The money was announced in the most recent federal budget as part of the $165.7-million Agricultural Clean Technology Program. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau provided more details at an […] Read more
