Rebuilding a disc drill can be a substantial undertaking, both in time and money. One popular line, the John Deere 1890-1895 units, can handle a lot of acres before their discs and hubs are done, but after that their future is often forfeit. Saskatchewan seeding equipment builder Kim Hartman liked the Deere 1890-1895 units and […] Read more
Stories by Michael Raine
Three U of S grads honored for work in agriculture
The Saskatchewan Agricultural Graduates’ Association at the University of Saskatchewan has conferred honorary lifetime memberships to three former graduates: Ewald Lammerding, a graduate from 1988, has been on the association’s executive for 24 years. Lammerding currently edits the SAGA newsletter. For 18 years he worked in the animal science department at the university and was […] Read more
Competition for legume inoculant space in prairie soils
Pulse and soybean crops may be looking forward to a well-nourished season as inoculant offerings increase across the western growing region. Last fall, Quebec-based global yeast and bacteria products maker Lallemand entered the legume crop inoculant business. This week one of the world’s largest crop inoculant companies is setting up shop in Western Canada in […] Read more
Sask. ag grads honour individuals
Ahead of the start of the annual Crop Week events, the ag graduates’ group honours a few of its members for their commitments to the industry of agriculture. This year, the Saskatchewan Agricultural Graduates’ Association at the University of Saskatchewan plans to confer honorary lifetime memberships to three former graduates: • Ewald Lammerding, a graduate […] Read more
Brett-Young partners with Rizobacter to offer legume inoculants
One of the world’s largest crop inoculant companies is setting up shop in Western Canada, in time for spring seeding. With its new partner, Brett-Young Seeds, from southern Manitoba, the Argentine-based Rizobacter will begin offering its legume inoculants and related products across the region, including the American Northern Plains states. Thomas Thiessen looks after the […] Read more
Technology paying off as conditions get tougher
Adopting the latest in agricultural tools might have benefits, but proving them takes a special kind of year
AIRDRIE, Alta. — Changing up a whole suite of main machinery was a bit daunting as the year started. With 9,000 acres to seed in a few weeks, Larry Woolliams began the year by cutting his drills in half. And then it rained 20 inches or so. Woolliams moved out of two precision drills to […] Read more
Conservative leader Scheer resigns
Leader of the federal opposition party, Andrew Scheer has resigned. The Saskatchewan Member of Parliament for Regina-Qu’Appelle will remain as an MP. However, the 40 year old leader of the Conservatives informed his caucus in Ottawa Thursday morning that he had decided to step down to spend more time with his family and reduce the […] Read more
Single gene discovery found to boost yield
Corteva researchers kept searching, despite indications that lone genes might not hold growth promises
Yield increases from the latest in plant breeding technologies have come mainly from making crops better able to defend against pests or other environmental harms. True yield improvements, where crop-potential production is boosted, have proved elusive, until recently. Better yields have come through the traditional channels of selection, albeit enhanced by advanced genetic tools. Typically, […] Read moreLet’s have a Canadian conversation
Division happens with any election. Saskatchewan and Alberta saw some stark ones as compared to the rest of Canada in the most recent public contest of national direction. However, there weren’t too many Liberal and NDP members of Parliament in those provinces to begin with, so dropping a few more appears to be over-interpreted as […] Read more
Canola exports maintain surprisingly quick pace
Canola is leaving Canadian ports at a faster pace than last year despite vastly reduced sales to the former top market. Exporters shipped out 2.01 million tonnes through week 12 of the 2019-20 campaign, up slightly from the 1.98 million tonnes the same time last year. That is despite oilseed sales to China plummeting. The […] Read more
