Agriculture

Enhancing farm management skills

October 29, 2015

The Farm Business Development Initiative (FBDI) has launched a new online system that allows producers to enrol in the program, submit their information and apply for ...

Farming? There’s an App for that

October 28, 2015

Are you finding there isn’t enough time to get it all done in a day? Technology today is making it easier and less stressful to multitask. Smartphones are changing the way ...

Remember the promise of Canora’s flax fibre plant?

October 1, 2015

Often we are reminded of good ideas which just never quite lived up to the expectation. The September issue of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Agriview had my mind going...

Do you know your risk tolerance?

October 1, 2015

Daily, farmers are faced with making many decisions about their farming operation. Farmers don’t always have accurate information available to them at the time when ...

Perception and identification changes as time marches on

September 24, 2015

It is interesting how the years alter things not just regarding agriculture, but most things in our lives. But since this is a column on farming, it is that area where I ...

Fall is a good time to address soil salinity management

September 24, 2015

In some areas of the province there has been a noticeable increase in soil salinity over the last five years. The increase is partially due to the above average growing ...

New research demonstrates the merits of incorporating old ideas

September 17, 2015

When I was growing up on a small mixed farm a half century ago summerfallow was the norm when it came to crop planning. Farmers just naturally left one-third to one-half ...

Crop report for the period September 1 to 7

September 17, 2015

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop ...

Tetany problems when feeding cereal greenfeed

September 17, 2015

As a result of reduced hay yields this year many beef producers are planning to utilize cereal greenfeed as the main forage in their winter feeding program. Greenfeed, if ...

New methods needed for farmers to co-exist with wildlife

September 10, 2015

Farming and wildlife have not always had the best of relationships. It often comes down to having two realities with divergent needs. A duck needs a wetland to nest ...

Supplemental grazing for late fall and winter

September 10, 2015

Grazing of crop residue and stockpiled forages can be supplemental feeding options in addition to swath grazing annuals, grazing corn, or bale grazing. As with other ...

First phase in the development of an agricultural water management strategy

September 10, 2015

On September 1, Herb Cox, the minister responsible for the Water Security Agency, announced new drainage regulations in Saskatchewan. The new regulations are the first ...

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KCI hosts National Aboriginal Day celebration

July 17, 2018

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Local teacher and mother of three runs marathon

October 16, 2018

A Kamsack teacher and mother of three proved to herself that she is still able to run a 10k marathon in less than an hour. Chantel Kitchen completed the Queen City ...

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Benintendi, Red Sox hold off Astros 8-6 for 3-1 ALCS lead

October 17, 2018

HOUSTON — Andrew Benintendi charged in hard and left his feet.Make the catch, Boston wins.If not ... no telling.On this night, though, even a ball the Red Sox didn't grab ...

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Trade deal crucial for Saskatchewan

October 17, 2018

We have a trade deal and here in Saskatchewan that is a very big deal. Our livelihoods depend on trade. And that especially applies to trade with the United States, which is why the 11th hour . . .