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Protein partnership creating new source of fertilizer
By Scott Boulton A partnership between Protein Industries Canada and a group of companies will be building a new plant in Saskatchewan to produce fertilizer from pea protein. The plant is planned to p...
May 27, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Seeding more than half done in Saskatchewan, but still behind schedule
Seeding operations in Saskatchewan made significant progress over the past week, but they remain behind average. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, 52 per cent of th...
May 26, 2022 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
Seeding in Saskatchewan still behind schedule due to spring rains
Rain continues to put a damper on seeding in Saskatchewan. According to the weekly crop report from the province's Ministry of Agriculture, 33 per cent of the 2022 crop is in the ground, significantly...
May 19, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'We need to get in the field:' Some Sask. farmers starting to feel the strain
While some farmers in Saskatchewan would do just about anything for a solid downpour, others have already had enough. Large amounts of rain were hitting various areas in the eastern part of the provin...
May 13, 2022 Saskatchewan farmers who have waited to purchase fertilizer are finding themselves under pressure as the narrow window for spring seeding nears and prices continue to rise. (Angela Jones/Submitted)
Stormy weather slowing seeding in Saskatchewan
Seeding in Saskatchewan is behind schedule, and the rainstorm expected to hit the province Thursday and Friday likely won't help matters. In the crop report issued Thursday, the Ministry of Agricultur...
May 12, 2022
Saskatchewan pumping additional $2.5M into irrigation program
More money is flowing into irrigation in Saskatchewan. The provincial Ministry of Agriculture is putting another $2.5 million into the Irrigation Development Program, which helps farmers finance irrig...
May 11, 2022 For the last number of years, the council employed around eight agronomy specialists providing expert advice and support to canola growers and agronomists on different aspects of canola production. (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Seeding well behind schedule in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan's turbulent spring weather has left seeding well behind average for this time of year. In the first crop report of the 2022 season, the Ministry of Agriculture says one per cent of the cr...
May 05, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Moe set to embark on trade mission to United Arab Emirates
Premier Scott Moe is heading to the Middle East. He's to leave this weekend on a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates, where he'll promote the province's natural resources and agriculture and agr...
May 04, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Farmers in southeast, southwest Saskatchewan facing different situations
After last year's drought, Lee Stanley is saying something he never thought he would say again. "It seems strange to say after last year, but we were happy to miss the rainfall this time," Stanley tol...
May 02, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Money available for Sask. ranchers who suffered losses during storms
Livestock producers whose herds were impacted by the recent snowstorms in southeastern Saskatchewan can get help from the provincial government. The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) can b...
Apr 28, 2022 Cattle at the Canadian Western Agribition. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
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Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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