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Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Channel clearing, drain maintenance program shares eligible costs

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 30, 2023

A program to help rural Saskatchewan municipalities and local authorities cover costs of channel clearing and maintaining drains for flood prevention will now expand to include individual landowners. The province’s Water Security Agency (WSA) said Friday its $1 million cost-share rebate program will expand its eligibility beyond RMs, conservation and development area (C+D) authorities and […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Tile drainpipe supplier AccuPipe changes hands

Pipe manufacturer back with previous Manitoba owner

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News February 21, 2020

Winkler drain tile manufacturer AccuPipe is back with its previous owners after a six-year stint under U.S. management. Precision Land Solutions (PLS) announced Friday it has bought the AccuPipe business — which makes HDPE tubing for the farm, commercial and construction tile drainage markets — from Minnesota-based manufacturer Prinsco for an undisclosed sum. AccuPipe had […] Read more

Bob Sandford of the United Nations University says agriculture productivity needs to be increased, but with limited impact on earth systems. (John Greig photo)

Crops, Weather

Canada’s soils still degrading, albeit more slowly

By John Greig, GFM Network News September 8, 2017

The rate of degradation of soils in Canada has slowed, but it still is happening at a significant rate and there is still a lot to learn. There are no soil-perfect systems yet for crop production, attendees at the Summit on Canadian Soil Health held recently in Guelph heard repeatedly. No-till farming has declined in […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 16, 2017

Representatives from four Saskatchewan farmer organizations will sit on a new provincial advisory board on farm drainage policy. The provincial government on Tuesday announced the creation of two advisory boards: a policy development board and technical review board. Specific members haven’t yet been named to either board, but the province said the policy advisory board […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan to rework farm drainage complaint process

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 29, 2016

A new complaint process to deal with unauthorized drainage on Saskatchewan farmland is expected to lead to resolutions in months instead of years. Scott Moe, minister responsible for Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency, on Tuesday introduced legislative amendments meant to encourage “producer co-operation through the formation of watershed associations and (allow) for producer-led projects.” Under the […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan orders drainage into Quill Lakes stopped

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 14, 2016

Saskatchewan property owners draining land into the overflowing Quill Lakes in the east-central part of the province without prior approvals are being ordered to close those drains. The provincial government’s Water Security Agency (WSA) on Thursday said it would invoke new drainage regulations passed last fall and require all unapproved drainage works flowing into the […] Read more

Project manager Neils Munk (third from left)  and farmer Finley Cameron (to Munk’s left) show off the new water system.

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Features

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

By Debbie Furber December 29, 2015

Farmers in the Bruce Peninsula region of Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve are welcoming support from the Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association (BPBA) for projects to improve water quality in freshwater streams and lakes that ultimately flow into Georgian Bay or Lake Huron. The BPBA’s Six Streams Initiative focuses on three sources of pollution: cattle drinking […] Read more

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Saskatchewan drainage work rebates expanded to farmers

Tile drainpipe supplier AccuPipe changes hands

Canada’s soils still degrading, albeit more slowly

Saskatchewan to tap farm leaders for drainage board

Saskatchewan to rework farm drainage complaint process

Saskatchewan orders drainage into Quill Lakes stopped

Water conservation efforts in Bruce Peninsula taking shape

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