Improving bio-industrial sector the goal of latest federal funding announcement
Ottawa has announced up to $6.5 million in funding to Bio-industrial Innovation Canada (BIC) through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Bio-products Cluster, led by BIC, will develop specialized technologies that…
Ray Orb reflects on his time as President of SARM, plans for the future
It’s a new chapter for Ray Orb, as he is now adjusting to life after being the president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) for the last ten years, and twenty overall with the Board. Thursday was his…
Provincial Agriculture Minister weighs in on potential railway stoppage, the start of harvest, and a joint call for reversal of changes to capital gains tax
In a one-on-one interview with host of SaskAgToday and 620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young, Provincial Agriculture Minister David Marit talked about a variety of topics. First, Marit shared what he has noticed and heard of crop conditions and crop…
Harvest progress still ahead of schedule, some producers waiting to start combining
Harvest progress went up a little bit in Saskatchewan, as six per cent has been combined. According to the provincial crop report Thursday morning, it’s up from four per cent last week and slightly ahead of the five and ten…
Winter Cereals Being Harvested in Manitoba: Crop Report
Harvest continues in fall rye and winter wheat in Manitoba, and has started in spring wheat, barley, and peas. Yield reports are preliminary at this stage. Most spring cereals are at hard dough to physiological maturity. Corn fields range from…