Sask. Ministry of Agriculture releases new crop pest maps
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has developed new survey maps for various crop pests including pea leaf weevil, wheat stem sawfly, grasshoppers and cabbage seedpod weevils. The 2024 pea leaf weevil survey show a large reduction in notches per plant…
Canadian Western Agribition ready to welcome international and local attendees
Exhibitors have their booths set up and producers have their livestock settled into REAL District for the 53rd annual Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The event starts Monday and runs until Saturday. Each building that comprises REAL District is being…
Premier Moe responds to Singh on PST
REGINA – Premier Scott Moe and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh aren’t exactly seeing eye to eye when it comes to matching Singh’s call to remove the PST on essential items. Earlier this week, Singh said he had written provincial…
MLAs sworn in at the Legislature
REGINA – The new and returning members of the Saskatchewan Legislature were officially sworn into office Thursday. The new Legislature includes 34 Saskatchewan Party MLAs and 27 New Democrats. The expanded NDP caucus, which includes 15 new caucus members, was…
USask professor’s research earns Mitacs award
SASKATOON — University of Saskatchewan Associate Professor Dr. Bishnu Acharya won the prestigious Mitacs Innovation Award for his groundbreaking work turning agricultural waste into canola meal, oat hulls, and flax into high-value products. The award was presented at a ceremony…