The expansion project has faced criticism in the province, but supporters argue it would boost the province’s GDP
REGINA — Proponents of Saskatchewan’s plan to add 90,000 acres of irrigation by rehabilitating a decades-old uncompleted project are looking forward to progress. The Westside Irrigation Rehabilitation (WIRP) project is part of a 10-year, $4-billion megaproject announced four years ago to expand Saskatchewan’s irrigable acres from Lake Diefenbaker to 500,000. At the time, the WIRP […] Read moreTag Archives Irrigation Saskatchewan
Research looks to improve information on irrigated flax
Most previous flax research has focused on dryland production, which a new study in Saskatchewan hopes to rectify
Flax performs well under pivot, says an irrigation specialist from Saskatchewan, but little research has been done to support the practice. Sara Ingell, an irrigation agrologist with the provincial agriculture ministry, said there’s good flax research, but it’s not relevant for irrigation. Most of the past research and demonstration work has mainly focused on dryland […] Read more
Former Sask. agriculture minister remembered
Flags at legislature flew at half-mast on the news of Lyle Stewart’s death; he headed the ag department from 2012-18
REGINA — Former Saskatchewan agriculture minister Lyle Stewart was remembered last week for his tough, no-nonsense style — both in and out of politics. Whether he was riding a steer at Canadian Western Agribition, fighting off a carjacker or debating in the legislature, he was defined by his years as a farmer and rancher who could, […] Read more
Irrigators warned to watch for bacterial leaf streak
Management practices that prevent the disease are not available, nor is resistance in Canadian cereal crops
Gursahib Singh of the Irrigation Crop Diversification Corporation issued a warning to Saskatchewan irrigators: look out for bacterial leaf streak. The research director of ICDC presented to 200 members of the irrigation industry at the Irrigation Saskatchewan conference held Dec. 5 in Saskatoon. Bacterial Leaf Streak is so far not a problem in Saskatchewan, but […] Read more
