The focus is shifting from seeding progress to topsoil moisture conditions in the Saskatchewan Agriculture weekly crop report. More dry and windy weather has reduced provincial cropland topsoil moisture ratings to one per cent surplus, 46 per cent adequate, 44 per cent short and nine per cent very short. The northeast ...

The May precipitation map from Environment and Climate Change is brown---signifying low rainfall totals over most of northern and central Saskatchewan. It was the second driest May on record in La Ronge and the third driest in Prince Albert with both centres receiving less than three millimetres of rain. The southern ...

Saskatchewan farmers will have most of their crop in the ground by the time June rolls around on Saturday. The provincial agriculture ministry's weekly crop report says 88 per cent of seeding was complete, as of Monday. All regions except for the southeast and east-central are above the 90 percent mark. Rainfall was va...

Statistics Canada is reporting realized net farm income fell 25.9 per cent last year---the largest percentage decline since 2018. When cannabis is not included, the drop is 23 per cent. Realized net income is the difference between a farmer's cash receipts and operating expenses, minus depreciation, plus income in-kind...

The best defence against flea beetles in canola is a fast-growing, uniformly emerging crop with five to eight plants per square foot that quickly reaches the four-leaf stage. However, unpredictable weather often forces growers to rely on plan B: foliar sprays. The following article was written by Keith Gabert, an agron...

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report says 72 per cent of the provincial crop has been seeded. Progress remains higher than the ten-year average of 64 per cent, despite some seeding delays due to rain in southeast and east central regions late last week. The southwest has the most crop in the grou...

The Harrington Plant Growth Facility---named after the well-known barley breeder James Harrington---and the Soil Science Field Facility will bolster important agricultural research and enhance training opportunities for students. A portion of the Crop Science Field Lab is also being renovated to provide additional work...

Drake Meats is expecting a strong financial return from a new meat processing plant being built on a five-acre parcel of land at 71st Street and Lipsett Crescent in the city's north end. Farm Credit Canada, the Golden Opportunities Fund and some local investors are funding the new facility, which is already under const...

Limited rainfall has pushed seeding well ahead of the five-year average---but many areas of the province could use moisture for emerging crops. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture weekly crop report says 49 per cent of intended acres had been seeded as of Monday. The five-year average is 32 per cent and the 10-yea...

Lab tests were positive on samples from two cattle that died on a farm in the Rural Municipality of Paynton, about 60 kilometres northwest of North Battleford. The rest of the herd is being vaccinated and no other deaths are expected on that farm. Anthrax spores can remain in the soil for decades. There are periodic ca...