Karen Morrison

Canada can help countries facing water scarcity in the coming decades by sharing its knowledge and expertise, says Aly Shady of the Canadian International Development Agency. “Countries look to Canada to supply this so they can use their own resources better,” the senior water policy specialist told an Oct. 7 climate conference in Saskatoon hosted […] Read more

There was a silver lining in the cloudy skies over prairie pastures this past summer. With few exceptions, pastures are faring better than they have in recent years because of steady rain showers and unseasonably cool temperatures. Michel Tremblay, provincial forage specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture, said cool, moist weather increased the stored soil moisture in […] Read more

TISDALE, Sask. – Margaret Morris shuffles between the sink and the stove, cleaning pots, stirring sauces and sharing a laugh with a pair of women making lunch for a harvesting crew. “I can’t drive a combine but I can cook a meal,” said the Newfoundland resident who came to this northeastern Saskatchewan farm with her […] Read more

An increasing number of farms and agricultural business have websites. Such sites can raise the profile of a company and provide a valuable base of information, but are helpful only if people can find them. Corey Gault of Web Trends and Web Position in Portland, Ore., said all marketing tools, from newsletters to business cards, […] Read more

OUTLOOK, Sask. – Market gardener Bill King can sell his table corn within a half hour of picking. The Outlook grower said that is a competitive advantage for Saskatchewan growers going head to head with the truckloads of fresh corn coming from southern Alberta. Saskatchewan corn acreage has dropped to fewer than 200 acres this […] Read more

CENTRAL BUTTE, Sask. – Bookkeeping is her occupation, but irrigation is her preoccupation. And for Sandra Bathgate, it all begins with the vivid memory of her childhood, on the day her father drilled a deep well and the water came shooting out of the ground. “I could see what irrigation does,” she said. “I can […] Read more

OUTLOOK, Sask. – This is shaping up to be the third coolest year for corn since 1931. Saskatchewan will be lucky to reach 2,000 corn heat units this year, Terry Hogg, an irrigation agronomist with Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, told growers at a field day at the irrigation diversification centre. That compares with 2,400 units […] Read more

OUTLOOK, Sask. – Smut isn’t pretty but it’s tasty in stews. It’s also something most prairie growers hope never to see on their corn cobs, yet the bulbous, grey, spongy fungus is a delicacy that brings big dollars in select marketplaces. Smut is used as mushrooms in Mexico and increasingly in trendy restaurants in the […] Read more

Saskatchewan wants to make sure the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency follows the rules when allotting new quota. The provincial government, the Saskatchewan Agri-Food Council and Saskatchewan Egg Producers have asked for a judicial review of quota allocations from August to December of this year. Roy White of Saskatchewan Agriculture and the council said CEMA has […] Read more

Chicken farmers are hoping for a speedy resolution to the two-week-old strike at Lilydale Foods in Wynyard, Sask., despite the rejection of the latest contract offer by 81 percent of unionized workers who voted. “We’re still hoping for a resolution sooner rather than later,” said Nick Langelaar of the Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan. Lilydale is […] Read more