Insights and Stories on Pasture

Minnesota finds source of Palmer amaranth on CRP land

Apr. 6, 2017 at 6:13 pm CDT

Reuters — An invasive weed likely entered Minnesota through seed planted on land in a U.S. conservation program, state agriculture officials said on Thursday, bringing to a close an official probe of a growing threat to agricultural production. Infestations of the weed, Palmer amaranth, have affected other states in the […]

JBS accused of violating rainforest protection laws

Apr. 1, 2017 at 4:07 pm CDT

By Anthony Boadle

Building up the soil in your fields

Aug. 26, 2016 at 10:34 am CDT

By Angela Lovell

Salford buys tillage equipment maker AerWay

Jan. 8, 2016 at 8:01 pm CST

By Staff

Look to crop insurance first: Ritz

Jul. 23, 2015 at 1:53 pm CDT

By Shannon VanRaes

FCC to offer breaks on loans in Sask., Alta.

Jul. 13, 2015 at 7:22 pm CDT

Customers of Farm Credit Canada in parched areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan may be able to get breaks on their outstanding loan payments. FCC on Monday announced it would work with affected customers on “solutions for their operation(s)” such as deferral of principal payments and/or otherwise amending their loan payment […]

By Staff

Parched Prairie forages hang in under stress

Jul. 9, 2015 at 6:09 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Sporadic rains and prolonged periods of dryness are taking their toll on forage crops in Alberta and parts of Saskatchewan. According to Terry Kowalchuk, a forage crop specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture in Regina, the eastern half of the province is managing, but the situation is worse in […]

By Dave Sims

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

Jul. 2, 2015 at 8:32 pm CDT

Mother Nature has dealt a weak hand to many northwestern Saskatchewan livestock producers this year as frost, a cool spring and dry weather have hit pastures and hay stands. But there are still a few strategies for producers to make the best — and avoid the worst — of what […]

By Lisa Guenther

Sask. extends greenfeed seeding deadline

Jul. 2, 2015 at 8:25 pm CDT

Livestock producers in parched areas of Saskatchewan now have until mid-month to seed insured acres to cereal greenfeed. The federal and provincial governments on Thursday announced an extension of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp.’s deadline for seeding greenfeed to July 15, from June 30. Producers signed up for crop insurance will […]

By Staff

Dry spring puts Sask. grass, hay in short supply

Jun. 26, 2015 at 11:39 am CDT

A dry, cool spring has checked pasture growth in Saskatchewan and a hay shortage is looming. The province’s latest crop report notes topsoil moisture in hay fields and pasture is rated 42 per cent short and 24 per cent very short. Crop district 7A, in west-central Saskatchewan, has the dubious […]

By Lisa Guenther

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