Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau tried last week in a round of media interviews to set the record straight on the government’s fertilizer emissions reduction goal. But many remain skeptical about the Liberal government’s plan to reduce emissions by 30 percent by the end of 2030 and suggest the plan is to ban fertilizer use […] Read more
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Sask. pays for land cleanup
A $150,000 appropriation in the Saskatchewan agriculture budget this year will pay to clean up a contaminated crown lease site. The remediation cost comes at a site where a previous agricultural lessee had burned copper wire, resulting in dioxin and furon contamination, according to the ministry. Preliminary cleanup was done by piling, tarping and fencing […] Read more
Below normal runoff expected for southern Sask.
Despite significant amounts of snow this winter, much of Saskatchewan is still expecting below to well below normal snowmelt runoff in the south. An area east of Moose Jaw should see normal conditions, but the southwest remains at risk for water supply issues and possible water quality concerns later. In central regions, runoff is expected […] Read more
Rain moves into Manitoba
The slow moving rain system that flooded several Saskatchewan communities and farmland has moved into Manitoba. Environment Canada reported 52 millimetres at Emerson yesterday, 46 mm at Morris and 42 mm at Letellier. Winnipeg reported 30 mm, while Morden received 28.5 mm and the Pas 23 mm. Flin Flon received the most rain at 82 […] Read more
RCMP on lookout for stolen pigs
Saskatchewan RCMP is asking public help after 23 pigs were stolen from Big Sky Farms. The pure white pigs were taken between midnight and 6 a.m. Aug. 26 from the barn at Kelvington. Anyone with information should contact the Rose Valley/Kelvington detachment at 306-322-2550 or call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
Second Sask. farm loses cattle to anthrax
Another case of anthrax in cattle was confirmed Sept. 2 in the Saskatchewan Rural Municipality of Fillmore. It is the second farm in the RM to lose cattle to the soil-borne disease. The other also lost horses. Four cases have been confirmed. One of the farms was a bison operation. Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials […] Read more
