The second module in Saskatchewan Agriculture’s operator program is now accepting applications. The spraying and scouting module will run June 11 to July 4 and includes 36 hours of hands-on workshops and nine hours of online class. In-class sessions also take place June 11 to 13 and June 16 to 18 at Parkland College in […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Flow to increase from Sask.’s Gardiner Dam
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is increasing outflow from Gardiner Dam during the next few days. The flow on the South Saskatchewan River will rise from 370 cubic metres per second to 800 cubic metres per second and cause the water level downstream of the dam on Lake Diefenbaker to rise by about 1.4 metres. The […] Read more
Former Sask. ag minister announces retirement
Well-known and popular former agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud has announced he won’t run in the next Saskatchewan election. The MLA for Melville-Saltcoats stepped down from cabinet a couple of years ago and his decision is not unexpected. “Even though I don’t look like it, I will be 70 by the time of the next election, […] Read more
APAS to hire new general manager
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is looking for a general manager. However, the position could go to one of the two people currently sharing the job, should they choose to apply. “We tried an experiment,” explained president Norm Hall from his tractor May 9. That experiment was to replace former manager Niall Kuyek, who […] Read more
Grass fire moves away from Sask. hamlet
Tractors, farm and road equipment and volunteer firefighters were at work today putting out a grass fire threatening the hamlet of Kronau, Sask., about 25 kilometres southeast of Regina. Some residents and businesses evacuated as a precaution, concerned about oil tankers parked on the nearby rail line. However, RCMP said they attended the scene only […] Read more
Experts take on leafy spurge
A research project near Moose Jaw, Sask., is entering the third and final year of study into how best to control leafy spurge. The work includes trials of an as-yet unregistered chemical from DuPont, Rejuvra XL, which is showing promise and is expected to be registered for next year. Moose Jaw River Watershed Stewards and […] Read more
Trade panel sides against Quebec on vegetable oil based dairy products
The Saskatchewan cabinet minister responsible for trade says he is confident that a recent decision allowing better access for oilseeds in Quebec will stand. Tim McMillan said the dispute resolution panel under the pan-Canadian Agreement on Internal Trade was clear in its ruling. “We think that nothing has changed fundamentally since the ruling,” he told […] Read more
Farm stewardship program expands to cover new production practices
More beneficial management practices have been added to Sask-atchewan’s farm stewardship program to help producers maintain the environmental integrity of their land. The program, funded by the federal and provincial governments under Growing Forward 2, provides financial help to producers who implement BMPs that maintain or improve the soil, water or air quality, or biodiversity […] Read more
Lean projects receive gov’t funding in Sask.
Fourteen Saskatchewan agricultural companies will share $6.3 million in federal and provincial funding to increase their productivity, competitiveness and efficiency. The government money is available over two years through the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing program under the Growing Forward 2 framework. This is a new program to help value-added processors adopt best practices and […] Read more
Seeding underway in Saskatchewan
Seeding has begun in Saskatchewan despite the wet, cool spring. The provincial agriculture ministry said in its first crop report of the season May 8 that two percent of the crop is in the ground in the southwest. Producers in the southeastern and west-central areas are just starting to seed, and most will be underway […] Read more
