Karen Morrison

A graveyard near Canwood, Sask., is getting a much-needed upgrade from 12 volunteers. A fire destroyed wooden crosses and foxes dug around graves, which inspired the group to make plans to erect new metal grave markers. They also plan to refurbish fencing and post a sign at the Canwood South Cemetery. Seeking information Volunteer Barb […] Read more

OUTLOOK, Sask. – An irrigation pivot that can run on 110-volt or solar power is offering market gardeners new options. Vegetable and fruit growers got a hands-on look at the system, the only one of its kind in Canada, during field tours at the Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre here in June. Boyd Derdall, president of […] Read more

Wes Memory considers himself one of the lucky farmers in southeastern Saskatchewan. He planted his last three quarter-sections to canaryseed last week, just ahead of the crop insurance seeding deadline of June 25. “We were fighting last week to get in crops,” said the Estevan farmer. He not only got in his crop in this […] Read more

University of Saskatchewan students will be offered a one-of-a-kind degree program in agriculture and entrepreneurship this fall. The program, which includes a minor in agricultural entrepreneurship, was created following a $1 million contribution from CIBC June 21. Similar courses are being developed in the university’s faculties of commerce and engineering, but the agricultural entrepreneurship program […] Read more

More than $45 million is generated from agriculture on the Blood Indian reserve near Lethbridge, but band members see only $7 million of that total. “Something is wrong with this picture,” Elliot Fox told an aboriginal land conference at the University of Saskatchewan June 23. “We’re not profiting or benefiting as much as we should.” […] Read more

Government should be the engine creating the future, not the source of goodies, said Stephen Cornell, who co-founded the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Cornell, who now teaches at the University of Arizona, told a Saskatoon conference about two development models based on his research around the world. The standard model is for […] Read more

With flashlights in hand, farmers wade into wheat fields at sunset hunting for signs of orange wheat blossom midge. Now pheromone traps designed to attract the pests can handle the once painstaking task and make precise calculations that measure the degree of midge problems. Owen Olfert, research scientist at Agriculture Canada in Saskatoon, said trials […] Read more

WALDHEIM, Sask. – James Wiens hopes for a day when there will be too many producers growing saskatoons on the Prairies. The former president of the Saskatchewan Fruit Growers Association said increasing the volume is exactly what is needed to swing the industry into full gear. “There may be too much fruit one day, but […] Read more

Research on endosperm development in wheat and barley could improve bread and noodle quality and help create biodegradable plastic. Plant science researchers Ravindra Chibbar and Brian Fowler of the University of Saskatchewan will study endosperm with Christer Jansson from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. A $273,000 grant from the Swedish Foundation for International Co-operation […] Read more

Cervid producers have filed a court challenge against Saskatchewan’s standardized chronic wasting disease surveillance and certification program, saying it limits their ability to do business. Roger Holland is one of 14 Saskatchewan producers who believe provincial legislation prohibits parts of the mandatory herd surveillance program, including the part that forces producers to sign forms that […] Read more