SASKATOON — Growers in the United States intend to plant slightly more spring wheat and a lot more durum than last year. They plan to seed 11.34 million acres of spring wheat, a 1.2 percent increase over last year and 2.03 million acres of durum, a 21 percent bump, according to the U.S. Department of […] Read more
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Avian flu in dairy cows warrants close attention
The recent outbreak of avian influenza virus in cattle in the U.S. is one of the top animal health stories in North America. Here is some background information about the virus. However, as this is a rapidly changing situation, some information in this article may have changed by the time of publication. An emerging disease […] Read more
India extends exemption on pea import restrictions
The southwest monsoon is expected to deliver good rainfall this year
SASKATOON — India is extending its exemption on pea import restrictions to June 30. It had been set to expire on April 30. Farmers in that country are in the midst of harvesting their winter or rabi crop of pulses and it looks like another disappointing crop. The government estimates that growers will harvest 12.2 […] Read more
Farmers make big soil health strides
Data from Statistics Canada and Agriculture Canada highlight the positive changes made in agriculture since the 1980s
WINNIPEG — For much of the last five years, the federal government has been setting targets for Canadian farmers to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from fertilizer and methane emissions from cattle. The government has provided funding to help producers cut methane and nitrous oxide emissions from primary agriculture, while constantly beating the drumbeat of emissions, […] Read more
Greek firm wants solar project OK
WINNIPEG (Reuters) — Athens-based Mytilineos Energy & Metals has asked the Alberta government to permit two solar projects partly on prime farmland and promised to continue crop production. Company officials visited Alberta last week. The province said earlier this year that it will ban renewable power projects on prime agricultural land and impose buffer zones […] Read more
Sask. watchdog monitors farmland ownership regulations
WINNIPEG — On any given day at a coffee shop somewhere in rural Saskatchewan, it’s a safe bet that the following topics will come up in conversation — the weather, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and what’s happening with farmland in the area. Most of the time, the coffee talk around farmland is directed at two […] Read more
Speculation about farmland ownership is running hot
WINNIPEG — Ted Cawkwell has been in the real estate business for 12 to 13 years, specializing in Saskatchewan farmland. Back in the early 2010s, it was obvious to Cawkwell and others that shady and illegal purchases of farmland were taking place in the province. Related story: Sask. watchdog monitors farmland ownership regulations “It was […] Read more
Avian influenza identified in person exposed to dairy cattle
Idaho and Michigan have become the newest U.S. states to identify highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy cattle
Glacier FarmMedia – A human case of avian influenza in a person who had contact with dairy cows presumed to be infected with the virus was reported by Texas and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 1. It is the second case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 […] Read more
Manitoba farm group takes aim at two noxious weeds
Keystone Agricultural Producers will set its sights on two emerging noxious weeds: waterhemp and Palmer amaranth. A resolution brought forward by University of Manitoba agriculture diploma students during KAP’s March advisory council meeting March 27 aims to give more support to farmers to beat back Manitoba’s growing problem. The resolution would see KAP fund testing […] Read more
Sask. farmer pans move to individual premiums
Crop insurance changed last year and consecutive drought years have pushed premiums too high, he says
REGINA — Saskatchewan’s move to individual crop insurance premiums was widely welcomed when introduced last year but at least one farmer said he preferred the program the way it was. Don Tremblay, who farms south of Moose Jaw and is reeve of the Rural Municipality of Hillsborough, said he believes the change has not been […] Read more
