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Sask. Wheat commits $1.9M for research

Sask. Wheat commits $1.9M for research

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has committed $1.9 million to support wheat research projects funded under the Saskatchewan Agriculture Development Fund (ADF) in 2019.
New funding for crop related research projects

New funding for crop related research projects

Through a continuing co-funding partnership with the Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, and other producer commodity groups, Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) announced over $2.
Winter weights are over, road ban season is here

Winter weights are over, road ban season is here

That +11 C forecast for Friday means an early end to the winter trucking season, and means an early end to the drilling season.
New rules in effect for livestock transportation

New rules in effect for livestock transportation

While the full implementation of the rules will happen over the next 24 months, Canada’s new livestock transport rules came into effect February 20, 2020.
New software used in seed research

New software used in seed research

The future of seed development is set to become more efficient thanks to PlotVision, a new image analysis software product from the University of Saskatchewan’s Plant Phenotyping and Imaging Research Centre (P2IRC).
Province proclaims Agriculture Literacy Month

Province proclaims Agriculture Literacy Month

The Government of Saskatchewan proclaimed March 1-31, 2020, as Agriculture Literacy Month in Saskatchewan.
Grain Growers seek carbon tax exemptions

Grain Growers seek carbon tax exemptions

The Grain Growers of Canada (GCC) strongly support the Senate Public Bill S-215 brought forward by Senator Diane Griffin to exempt natural gas and propane from the carbon tax.
Drilling Report for Weyburn and area

Drilling Report for Weyburn and area

The following information is the weekly drilling report for Weyburn and area as supplied by the Government of Saskatchewan, with Drilling Licenses and Rig Report information as of Monday, February 24, 2020.
Two weeks left in drilling season, 60 rigs working in Saskatchewan

Two weeks left in drilling season, 60 rigs working in Saskatchewan

Estevan – With a little over two weeks left before the inevitable shutdown for spring breakup, 60 drilling rigs were making hole on Feb. 26, according to sister publication Rig Locator (riglocator.ca). That’s a slight decline from 65 on Feb. 22.
CFIB survey shows most farmers hit hard by carbon tax

CFIB survey shows most farmers hit hard by carbon tax

Eighty-two per cent of farmers say the federal carbon tax is negatively impacting their business (94 per cent of farmers in the field crop sector, 93 per cent in the livestock sector), reveals new survey data from the Canadian Federation of Independe
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