Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan to rework farm drainage complaint process

Nov. 29, 2016 at 7:21 pm CST

A new complaint process to deal with unauthorized drainage on Saskatchewan farmland is expected to lead to resolutions in months instead of years. Scott Moe, minister responsible for Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency, on Tuesday introduced legislative amendments meant to encourage “producer co-operation through the formation of watershed associations and (allow) […]

Taxability to rise on Saskatchewan rangeland

Nov. 28, 2016 at 7:49 pm CST

By Staff

Bovine TB probe turns up more TB-positive cattle

Nov. 18, 2016 at 4:49 pm CST

By Staff

Bovine TB quarantines push into Saskatchewan

Nov. 14, 2016 at 7:25 pm CST

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Canaryseed prices to whipsaw on weather

Nov. 9, 2016 at 1:45 pm CST

By Jade Markus

Saskatchewan government signs onto 4R fertilizer stewardship

Nov. 8, 2016 at 4:02 pm CST

The Saskatchewan government has agreed to work with Fertilizer Canada to promote adoption of fertilizer application practices using the 4R stewardship model. “Saskatchewan has long promoted 4R Nutrient Stewardship and many farmers have adopted it as best practice. This agreement will further that work, contributing to greater on-farm sustainability and […]

By Staff

Saskatchewan sets gradual markups for brewers

Oct. 29, 2016 at 5:39 pm CDT

The system of provincial markups applied on beer sold in Saskatchewan is about to change, so beer from expanding local-level breweries won’t be charged the same rate as major players. Starting Tuesday (Nov. 1), the wholesale markup on beers distributed by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) will be […]

By Staff

Harvest woes rally canola, turn some farmers into winners

Oct. 20, 2016 at 2:50 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters –– As some Western Canada farmers watched rain and snow turn their ripening canola fields into bogs, Rob Stone could count his blessings. Harvest weather was kinder to his farm at Davidson, Sask., about 100 km southeast of Saskatoon, and Stone finished harvesting canola by mid-September. Then, […]

By Rod Nickel

Carbon price worries farmers, fertilizer makers

Oct. 18, 2016 at 6:16 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Toronto | Reuters — Canada’s plan to price carbon emissions may weaken the farm sector in one of the biggest grain-shipping countries, raising farmers’ costs and discouraging investment in fertilizer production, industry groups say. Ottawa this month promised a price on carbon emissions by 2018, and will let provinces choose […]

By Alastair Sharp Rod Nickel

Saskatchewan to thin out wolf pack along treeline

Oct. 15, 2016 at 5:57 pm CDT

Aiming to prevent “wolf-livestock conflicts” in the region, Saskatchewan’s environment department will again offer a wolf hunting season along the provincial forest fringe starting Saturday. The wolf hunt, running from Oct. 15, 2016 through to March 31, 2017, is to be allowed in wildlife management zones 43 (Melfort, Tisdale), 47 […]

By Staff