Tag Archives: Agriculture

The Government of Saskatchewan says help is on the way for ranchers and livestock producers devastated by drought conditions. "Producers in some areas of the province are dealing with prolonged drough...

Harvest in Saskatchewan is ahead of the five-year average for this time of year despite some delays due to rain. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the...

Some unwanted visitors are taking their summer vacation in Josef Buttigieg's fields. "It's been a really good year for growing crickets and grasshoppers," he said. Grasshoppers have been an issue this...

A new provincial fund is aimed at helping Saskatchewan's agricultural producers with water management. The Water Security Agency (WSA) announced $700,000 in funding, which has been earmarked to assist...

Harvest is off to a relatively good start in Saskatchewan. According to the crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest was four per cent done as of Monday. The five- and 10-year averages fo...

Saskatchewan's Water Security Agency is taking steps to help farmers and ranchers who are dealing with drought. On Monday, the WSA announced it's making water and vacant land for feed supplies availab...

A swarm of grasshoppers has blanketed the Rural Municipality of Fertile Valley, eating away at crops and trees. Tree left in Fertile Valley without leaves. (Bill Thompson/Submitted) Fertile Valley dec...

Between the grasshoppers, gophers and drought conditions, Saskatchewan ranchers have had their hands full this summer. Some ranchers are dealing with pastures drying up. "It's a real challenging year....

Saskatchewan producers have been dealing with dry weather and grasshoppers all summer long. Farmer Marion Ausmus said she's seen a lot of grasshoppers in her fields this year, and the pests have reall...

Rack Petroleum hosted an event on Tuesday at Ag in Motion, announcing a new research project to help make farming more sustainable. “We've initiated a mass research project into the canola world...