Lloyd and Nyla Anderson recently signed a 25-year term conservation easement with the Saskatchewan Stock GrowersFoundation to protect 640 acres of native grassland near Fir Mountain.
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First Saskatchewan term conservation agreement signed
Southern Saskatchewan ranchers said signing the agreement allows them to continue raising cattle and be rewarded for providing habitat
New canola hybrid could expand U.S. acreage
Company hopes new hybrid will push the oilseed into drier parts of North America, such Montana, South Dakota and Kansas
BASF’s new canola hybrid is more tolerant of high temperatures at flowering and reaches and blooms about five to seven daysearlier than most hybrids on the market, which could help it avoid the summer heat.
Tara Sawyer, former Alberta Grains chair, wins provincial byelection
Sawyer far outpaces nearest NDP competitor for MLA seat
Tara Sawyer, former chair of Alberta Grains, has been elected to the provincial legislature in the riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.
Ride & Drives at Ag in Motion put you in the driver’s seat
Farmers can explore equipment by getting into the cab and taking the machine of their choice for a spin. Try before you buy with sprayers, tractors, skid steers, telehandlers and compact loaders – and get all the dirt on these machines.
Saskatchewan fertilizer manufacturer set to triple capacity
Northern Nutrients’ expansion will triple production of two sulphur fertilizer products to 150,000 tonnes from 50,000 tonnes
Northern Nutrients, a manufacturer of nitrogen sulphur fertilizers, is expanding its facilities near Saskatoon to triple its manufacturing capacity.
Rancher’s rodeo skills took him to Hollywood
Alberta Order of Excellence inductee’s movie production company has meant millions of dollars to provincial economy
His love of animals and rodeo experience landed John Scott a job as a stuntman in the 1970s in Hollywood. The rest is history.
Foot-and-mouth disease bank one step closer
Industry is applauding the federal government’s progress toward a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank after it awarded supply contracts to two companies.
Wildfire smoke threatens to turn down honey tap for beekeepers
Honeybees hunker down when there’s too much smoke in the air, slicing at a beekeeper’s honey flow
Bees are attuned to weather conditions, and having smoke in the ambient air around the hive can make the bees go into emergency mode.
Fog water helps grow lettuce in Chilean desert
Mesh suspended between two poles intercepts moisture in the air, turning it into droplets that are collected in water tanks
In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are using a net to catch drops of moisture from fog.
Saskatchewan allows diversion of low-yield crops to livestock feed
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has put the double low yield appraisal process in place to allow some crops to be turned into feed.
