Sask Farming

• New USask research makes crop management, rotation more efficient

  Using online calculators, farmers can calculate a crop's nutrient removal –the level of each nutrient exported from the field – which can impact how they use fertilizer.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
  
• 42% of Saskatchewan’s crops have been harvested, report says

  Weather conditions over the past week allowed Saskatchewan producers to make great progress with harvesting, which is 40 per cent of the five-year average.

  Environment

  Sep 8, 2022
  
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• Mobile app chosen to track mental health in Saskatchewan farmers

  A mobile app was selected for testing to help Saskatchewan farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers in actively monitoring their mental health.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2020
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• ‘Never missed a one’: Raymore, Sask. farmer marks 70th straight harvest

  Herman Kirstein, 85, continues to combine peas, canola and wheat on his family farm near Raymore, Sask.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2019
• Watch for farm equipment on Sask. highways with spring seeding underway: ministry

  The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways is reminding motorists to be aware of slow-moving farm equipment with spring seeding underway.

  Canada

  May 30, 2019
• Saskatoon company develops ‘space-age farming’ tech to grow crops indoors

  Farm Boys Design creates customizable indoor ecosystems to produce fresh crops using automation.

  Tech

  Dec 20, 2018
• Some Saskatchewan farmers expect harvest to get underway in next few weeks

  Many southern and central areas remain very dry, and are in need of significant rain to help later-seeded crops, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2018
• Carry The Kettle First Nation sues over land given over to farming

  Carry The Kettle First Nation is asking the courts to deal with how the spread of farming has affected treaty rights in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2018
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• Environment Canada confirms 6 tornadoes touched down in Saskatchewan

  Six tornadoes were confirmed to have touched down across Saskatchewan on Friday, July 21, according to Environment Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2017