Close-up of a hot branding iron on a brown cow.

Research takes closer look at pain management

Castration, branding and dehorning all cause cattle pain; researcher says more work needed to find the most effective control

Pain management continues to be a priority animal welfare issue, particularly as updates to the beef cattle code of practice loom.

Cattle graze on lush green grass in a hilly pasture.

Fire can be effective grazing management tool

Research following devastating Prairie fires of 2017 found that severely burned grasslands recovered within five years

Recent wildfires in Alberta and Saskatchewan have offered a unique opportunity to study how fires affect grazing management.


A Google Maps screencap of the Leon Manufacturing and Ram Industries building in Yorkton, Sask.

Leon, Ram bankrupt

Leon Manufacturing and Ram Industries were both placed in bankruptcy Jan. 23 after an application by the Bank of Montreal

Two long-time Yorkton, Sask., manufacturing businesses, Leon Manufacturing and Ram Industries, are now bankrupt.



Bullrushes in the foreground with a large slough behind and some round grain bins on the opposite shore in the distance.

Researcher pans Saskatchewan water stewardship policy

A University of Regina scientist says the science does not support the province’s newly unveiled agricultural water stewardship policy

A long-time water researcher says Saskatchewan’s Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy ignores water quality and won’t accurately measure the effects of wetland drainage.

A large red tractor in the distance is pulling an air seeder and an anhydrous ammonia tank on wheels with a slough in the foreground.

Saskatchewan ends Environmental Farm Plan program

Government says ‘stagnant’ program has been replaced by a new one that will respond better to producer needs

Saskatchewan has ended its Environmental Farm Plan program, saying it was outdated and underused.