By Trevor Lennox, PAg, Range Management Extension Specialist, Swift Current Did you know that diversity is important for productive and healthy pastures? Productivity on pastures is more stable when forages represent a diversity of function and structure such as height, root growth habit, life cycle and habitat requirements. Pasture mixtures of both grass and legumes… Continue reading Plant Diversity Can Be Beneficial to Pasture and Rangeland
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Tools to Help Farmers and Ranchers Cope With Stress
By Kari Burnett, PAg, Agriculture Programs Specialist, Swift Current Even under ideal conditions, farming and ranching in Saskatchewan can be stressful. It can be difficult for producers to leave their stress at work at the end of the day. Many things are out of a producer’s control, which can lead to added stress. Farmers and… Continue reading Tools to Help Farmers and Ranchers Cope With Stress
Recent Report Shows 70% Drop in New and Young Farmers Across Prairies
Source: Jacqueline Wilson, globalnews.ca, November 25, 2020 In Saskatchewan, eight per cent of farms operate and control 38 per cent of the farmland. The ownership and control of Canada’s food-producing land are becoming more concentrated, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. The report, Concentration Matters: Farmland Inequity on the… Continue reading Recent Report Shows 70% Drop in New and Young Farmers Across Prairies
Your Crop Report for September 1 to 7, 2020
Producers made significant harvest progress this week with 43 per cent of the crop now in the bin, up from 28 per cent last week and remaining well ahead of the five-year (2015-2019) average of 35 per cent for this time of year. An additional 29 per cent of the crop is swathed or ready… Continue reading Your Crop Report for September 1 to 7, 2020
Sask. Farmers Hurrying to Get Crops in as Some Areas Are Hit Hard by Frost
Source: David Giles, ctvnews.ca, September 11, 2020 Strong winds and lack of moisture has also contributed to crop damage. Harvest is progressing rapidly across the province, says Saskatchewan Agriculture, however some crops were damaged after a hard frost hit most regions. Sask Ag said Thursday in its weekly crop report that most of the province… Continue reading Sask. Farmers Hurrying to Get Crops in as Some Areas Are Hit Hard by Frost
Governments of Canada and Sask. Collaborate With Ranchers to Protect Biodiversity in Saskatchewan
Yesterday, September 8th, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Jonathan Wilkinson along with Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced a land exchange that will allow the federal and provincial governments to work with the ranching community to conserve prairie grasslands in southwestern Saskatchewan. This land exchange… Continue reading Governments of Canada and Sask. Collaborate With Ranchers to Protect Biodiversity in Saskatchewan
Regenerative Practices: A New Approach for Sustainable Farming
By Dunling Wang, PhD, PAg, Provincial Specialist, Alternative Cropping Systems, Regina Regenerative agriculture was first introduced by the Rodale Institute – Pioneers of Organic Agriculture Research in the United States in 2014. Their goal was to enhance carbon sequestration and reverse the effects of climate change. In 2018, the Regenerative Organic Alliance created the regenerative… Continue reading Regenerative Practices: A New Approach for Sustainable Farming
Farming and agri-food industry to receive $252 million in new COVID-19 aid
Source: Rachel Aiello, ctvnews.ca, May 05, 2020 Restaurants being closed and the supply issues associated with the closure of processing plants are just a few of the challenges those in the agriculture industry are facing. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing $252 million in new federal assistance for Canadian farmers and others in… Continue reading Farming and agri-food industry to receive $252 million in new COVID-19 aid
Coronoavirus drags commodity markets lower
Source: Marlo Glass, producer.com, March 19, 2020 Many participants have been sidelined in the canola market due to uncertainty. Canada’s grain markets haven’t been immune to the growing panic surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus and its impact on global economies. At the start of Monday’s trade, crude oil futures plummeted by over 30 per cent following… Continue reading Coronoavirus drags commodity markets lower
Financial stress soars for farmers
Source: Brian Cross, producer.com, March 11, 2020 Farmers are facing lost income and higher operating costs after a difficult harvest. The ability to cope with stress is an important attribute to have if you’re a farmer in Western Canada. Just ask Warren and Lyle Lutz, owners of Double L Farms south of Leross, Sask. The Lutz… Continue reading Financial stress soars for farmers