Sask Ag News

The Discovery Farm Langham site, northwest of Saskatoon, won’t be full of activity until next year. That’s the home of Ag-in-Motion, which wrapped up yesterday (Thurs). Day one had rain and gusty winds, but the next two days brought sunshine and warm temperatures. As far as attendance went Wednesday appeared to be the busiest day of […]

Warm weather helped crop development and haying progress, according to the Saskatchewan Crop Report. It says 61 percent of fall cereals are at normal stages of development and 35 percent are ahead; 55 percent of spring cereals are at normal stages of development, while 37 percent are ahead; 58 percent of oilseeds are at normal stages […]

A product launch and demonstrations highlighted day 2 at Ag-in-Motion. Colin Rush, the North American Sales Leader with Bourgault Industries, says they’re hosting seeding demonstrations at their booth, located at lot number 501. “It’s always great to walk behind things but it’s great to see actually what those openers do in the field while we’re […]

Ag-in-Motion is underway and it already set a new record for exhibitors at the annual show. Show Director Rob O’Connor said 580 exhibitors are at this year’s event, surpassing the previous record of 562 from 2018. “We did not change the physical size of the show, what we did to incorporate the new exhibitors is […]

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association is calling on the federal and provincial governments to take additional action to assist livestock producers facing extreme drought conditions across the province. Stock growers President Garner Deobald farms near Hodgeville, between Swift Current and Moose Jaw. He says since early June, the drought has continued to expand in size […]

Saskatchewan livestock producers facing challenges from the dry conditions this season, have access to support from the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation. Sask. Crop Insurance is allowing additional acres of low yielding cereal and pulse crops to be diverted to feed. Acting Vice-President of Operations at Sask. Crop Insurance Lorelei Hulston says this applies to farmers […]

Crops continue to develop, despite the dry conditions and little rain. Crops Extension Specialist MacKenzie Hladun says rainfall totals were very low, as the Dinsmore area got the most at just 14mm. Soil moisture conditions were affected as a result: cropland topsoil moisture is rated as 21 percent adequate, 55 percent short and 24 percent […]

Efficiency is the name of the game, and a piece of AI-powered technology from AgvisorPRO aims to do just that. AgvisorPRO is launching a pilot project of its visorPRO AI system to enhance Young’s Equipment’s customer tech service and support. Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of AgvisorPRO Patrick Walther says his company and Young’s Equipment […]

2023 is shaping up to be a dry year and consequently won’t be a bin buster. That’s according to agricultural consultant Kevin Hursh, who says where he farms in the Cabri area of southwest Saskatchewan it’s dry. “Things are going backwards quickly in my part of the world,” Hursh said. “Increasingly there’s a lot of […]

Innovation Saskatchewan is investing $1.1-million in 4 industry-led research and development projects. The money is through the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) and Agtech Growth Fund (AGF).  The SAIF supports the commercialization of innovations in the province’s core economic sectors, while the AGF works in concert to accelerate the commercialization of novel agricultural technologies, according to […]