Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation will find members available near landowners and make arrangements for “responsible and ethical” control of gophers.
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Saskatchewan hunters offer to help with gopher problem
Landowners who want help controlling Richardson’s ground squirrels should contact the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
Managing a gopher boom
Producers have fewer options for controlling gophers, but encouraging predators and managing the environment may help
The Richardson’s ground squirrel has been a challenge for Prairie farmers for more than 100 years.
Winter feed supplies a good news story
Glacier FarmMedia – There’s no shortage of livestock feed across the Prairies but producers are urged to test feed to ensure quality this year. “Stock is good,” said Manitoba livestock specialist Pam Iwanchysko via email Oct. 29. However, a lot of feed was harvested later in the season, putting it at higher risk for quality […] Read more
Weather, pests cause headaches for farmers
Widespread heavy rain late last week expected to help some and hinder others as a major system hit western Prairies
REGINA — June threw a little bit of everything at Prairie crops except for the heat they need to advance. Rain continued to fall last week in regions that have already had enough and others that still need more. On June 28, heavy rains were reported through central Alberta and Saskatchewan agricultural areas, flooding social […] Read more
Crops ‘look good’ but slow
SASKATOON — Statistics Canada’s latest satellite-based map of vegetative growth in the Canadian Prairies is missing the colour green. The Crop Condition Assessment Program (CCAP) map for the week ending June 16 was all yellow and brown. Related stories: That means crop conditions across the Prairies at this early stage of the growing season are […] Read more
Gophers, insects, weather: perennial problems persist
Producers are dealing with a long list of production and management issues. While many have recurring themes, some have a unique twist. I would never have guessed that gophers could be such a big problem over such a widespread area of the southern Prairies. Unlike the control of grasshoppers and flea beetles, gophers can’t be […] Read more
Sask. may deregulate pests
REGINA — The Saskatchewan agriculture ministry is reviewing several pests for possible deregulation, including clubroot, grasshoppers and Richardson’s ground squirrels. Changes could be in place by spring 2024. SaskCanola requested changes a year ago to how clubroot is treated. The organization asked for clubroot to be removed from the Pest Control Act where it had […] Read more
You can’t gopher strychnine anymore
James Tansey, Saskatchewan provincial specialist of insect and pest management, said the Saskatchewan government did not support the removal of strychnine and it presented data to the PMRA that showed the product could be used safely and effectively for the control of gophers.
Gopher control enters the post-strychnine era
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James Tansey, Saskatchewan’s insect and vertebrate pest management specialist, said all the registered products in the study worked, but based on the data, he recommended those containing zinc phosphide.
How to encourage gopher predators
Ferruginous hawks are one of three three species on the Prairies that feed on ground squirrels, or gophers. The other two are Swainson’s hawks and prairie falcons.
