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The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency announced Thursday morning its Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy has been finalized. They’re also committing $1 million over the next three years for ongoing research and monitoring to ensure the policy is effective over the long-term. The money, it says in a news release, “will fund projects that help to ensure […]

In its January Outlook for Principal Field Crops, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has come out with seeded acreage predictions for the upcoming growing season. The Ag Canada analysis has very little good news when it comes to 2025-26 price projections. Wheat and flaxseed are about the only crops where a […]

Herbicide carryover risk will not be as great as the past few years due to some decent spring rainfall. However, the risk is greater for in-season crop applications due to a sharp reduction in rainfall from July onward. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has released the herbicide carryover maps for pre-seed, early in crop and […]

H5N1 avian flu has been detected for the first time in a pig. The US Department of Agriculture says it was in a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon. Pigs represents a particular concern for the spread of avian flu because they can become co-infected with bird and human viruses, which could swap genes […]

Nearly 10,000 randomly selected farms and ranches across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba will have received an invitation to participate in a Citizens Assembly on Agriculture. From those who apply, 36 lottery-selected producers will gather to work on climate and sustainability solutions for agriculture. Producers can register for the process even if they didn’t receive an […]