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Richardson to expand Prairie retail space

Winnipeg grain firm Richardson International plans to expand its crop input retail business across the Prairies, starting in central and western Saskatchewan with plans for two new stores and a rebuilt store. The company said Monday it will replace its crop input facility at Wakaw, about 90 km northeast of Saskatoon, and build new at […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan farmers to launch ag retail chain

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff September 9, 2016

A Saskatchewan family farm and seed retailing operation is set to become the home base for a new chain of crop input and seed retail stores. Brad Hanmer, who farms and operates Hanmer Seeds at Govan, Sask., about 100 km north of Regina, on Wednesday announced the launch of SynergyAG, which plans to open four […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 23, 2016

A rookie MLA in the Saskatchewan Party caucus has been promoted to a legislative secretary post with responsibility for expansion of the province’s farm irrigation systems. Premier Brad Wall on Tuesday named Warren Kaeding, the MLA for Melville-Saltcoats since April, as legislative secretary to the minister of agriculture, for irrigation expansion. Kaeding was previously a […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Reuters

Tisdale drops ‘Land of Rape and Honey’ slogan

By Reuters August 22, 2016

Reuters — The Saskatchewan town of Tisdale is no longer the “Land of Rape and Honey,” it said on Monday, as it dropped a slogan that had been a constant source of complaints. The slogan referred to rapeseed, also known as canola, a major product of Tisdale and the surrounding region along with honey. But […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Canary seed growers expecting above-average yields

By Erin DeBooy, GFM Network News August 5, 2016

CNS Canada –– Where other crops are taking a beating, canary seed is reportedly thriving, with early, above-average yields expected. “Canary seed handles excess moisture better than a lot of other crops,” said Kevin Hursh, executive director of the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan. “Its yield prospects and production prospects are probably a lot brighter […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Crescent Point pipeline leaks into Saskatchewan field

By Reuters August 3, 2016

Reuters — A Crescent Point Energy pipeline in southwestern Saskatchewan leaked 100 cubic metres (630 barrels) of oil emulsion on Tuesday, a government official said on Wednesday. The spill happened on land near Pennant, about 45 km northwest of Swift Current, and did not affect wildlife or water that bears fish or is used for […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan crops battle through moisture

By MarketsFarm Team July 29, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – Saskatchewan crops are in generally good condition despite recent wet and windy weather, says the Saskatchewan government. In a release, the province said sixty-two per cent of the spring wheat, winter wheat, flax and canola was in good condition as of July 25. Lentils are rated as 15 per cent excellent, […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Combining begins in drier sections of Western Prairies

By Dave Sims July 28, 2016

Commodity News Service Canada – Producers in southern Alberta have begun to combine some grain and pulses, according to a farm leader. “Down around Lethbridge and south of it, they had pretty decent moisture so they’ve got good crops. Guys are starting to combine winter wheat now and peas,” said Lynn Jacobsen, president of the Alberta […] Read more

General

Saskatchewan premier ‘not satisfied’ with Husky spill response

By Reuters, Rod Nickel July 27, 2016

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Wednesday he was not satisfied with Husky Energy Inc’s emergency response to an oil spill into a river that supplies drinking water, and said the western Canadian province needed to consider ways to avoid a recurrence. The spill of 1,572 barrels of oil from a Husky pipeline into the […] Read more

Crops

Federated Co-operatives builds new fertilizer terminals

By Federated Co-operatives Limited July 26, 2016

Saskatoon, Sask. – Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) has announced it will spend $75 million to build two new state-of-the-art, high-throughput fertilizer terminals in Western Canada. “These are not only investments in agriculture, they are investments in western Canadian communities,” said Scott Banda, CEO of FCL. “The fact that we are building these facilities in a challenging […] Read more

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Richardson to expand Prairie retail space

Saskatchewan farmers to launch ag retail chain

Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation

Tisdale drops ‘Land of Rape and Honey’ slogan

Canary seed growers expecting above-average yields

Crescent Point pipeline leaks into Saskatchewan field

Saskatchewan crops battle through moisture

Combining begins in drier sections of Western Prairies

Saskatchewan premier ‘not satisfied’ with Husky spill response

Federated Co-operatives builds new fertilizer terminals

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