Editor’s note: This story has been edited from the original online and print versions. FOAM LAKE, Sask. — Growing demand worldwide for renewable diesel fuel has Saskatchewan’s only biodiesel producer looking to expand. Milligan Biofuels Inc. produces biodiesel as well as half a dozen byproducts and has invested more than $2 million in research and […] Read more
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Sask. bison back home after winter of roaming free
The 30 animals have been on the lam since December but two men from northeastern Saskatchewan managed to round them up
A herd of bison that were on the run in northeastern Saskatchewan last winter are back home. The approximately 30 bison broke loose in early December and roamed all winter near Highway 35 in the rural municipalities of Pleasantdale and Barrier Valley. Two men from the area worked together over the winter and spring to […] Read moreFarmers can take steps to reduce food waste
Western Canadian grain farmers probably don’t think of themselves as culprits when they hear about food waste. Huseyin Arslan, president of the Global Pulse Confederation, told the recent 2016 Global Pulse Convention in Cesme, Turkey, that 1.3 billion pounds of food are lost annually around the world. “We have to be very careful and we […] Read more
Riding retail trend to success
It began as a Regina mother’s frustration at being unable to find organic produce to feed her family. Today, Body Fuel Organics is a growing business,delivering organic and locally sourced food through a subscription service and Regina store. Consumers can request a produce bin of goods stocked according to value and the food currently in […] Read more
Quebec slaughterhouse investigation requested
Critics say Canada’s tracking system fails to record drugs given during the animal’s life, some of which should prevent them entering the food supply
An animal welfare group has lodged a complaint against a horse slaughter plant with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Competition Bureau of Canada. Ewa Demianowicz, campaign manager for Humane Society International/Canada, said the Viande Richealieu plant near Massueville, Que., is not being honest with how it manages horses before they are processed. “They […] Read more
Microbial products show yield hikes possible
Using naturally occurring bacteria and fungi to enhance soil fertility and crop yields could help feed growing population
Microbial products are about to play an important role in boosting worldwide food security, said a manager of a leading biological products company. “The things that we will find and identify in the (BioAg) Alliance … are going to make an impact on how people can eat — soon,” Michael Frodyma, senior manager for Novozymes, […] Read more
Hog barn fire ‘could have been much worse’
The cause of this fire has not been determined, but here are some preventive tips:
A hog farm north of Leroy, Sask., is redistributing its stock after a June 18 inferno demolished two barns. The structural fire killed about 4,500 pigs after nearly 30 firefighters battled the blaze for more than three hours. “The neighbour across the road reported it and then called me, so I was first on site,” […] Read more
Leafy spurge poses environmental threat
Cattle aren’t fond of the plant and eat only three percent, costing producers millions in lower livestock grazing capacity
ELBOW, Sask. — It’s not easy grabbing the public’s attention when trying to control a noxious weed such as leafy spurge. “’Eradicate leafy spurge’ is not as attractive as ‘save the pandas,’ ” says Kerry Lowndes, an agri-environmental group plan technician with South Saskatchewan River Watershed Stewards Inc. Lowndes, who helped organize a June 6 […] Read more
GM seen key to food security: poll
Debate at the Mobilization to the Developing World Conference discussed need for genetically modified crops
The audience was clearly in the “yes” camp as four experts set out to debate the need for genetically modified crops at a food security conference held last week in Saskatoon. The IQ2 debate, moderated by journalist Rex Murphy, kicked off the Emerging Technologies for Global Food Security: Mobilization to the Developing World Conference organized […] Read more
Growers face pest of different stripe
Striped flea beetles are taking over some of the territories once dominated by the crucifer flea beetle and that means farmers may have to change their control methods. Owen Olfert, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada and operator of the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network, said the species are different and must be treated as such. […] Read more
