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Red lentils. (PulseCanada.com)
Crops, Pulses

Saskatchewan lentil acres seen rising

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CNS Canada — The International Year of the Pulses is certainly living up to its name, as territories capable of growing them look to cash in on India’s insatiable demand for supplies. However, it seems not all pulses are created equal, as lentils appear to be the main driver, with peas coming in second. “It […] Read more
Crops, Markets

Canary seed demand tepid, prices moving lower

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CNS Canada — Despite now being approved for human consumption, demand for canary seed still hasn’t taken flight — and that’s being reflected in lower prices, one industry specialist says. The largest source of pressure in Canada’s canary seed market is weak demand, according to David Nobbs, chair at the Canaryseed Development Commission of Saskatchewan in […] Read more
Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association board of directors. Front row (l-r): Ryder Lee (CEO), Regina; Rick Toney (vice-chair), Gull Lake; Ryan Beierbach (chair), Whitewood; Bill Jameson (past chair), Moose Jaw; Levi Hull, Willowbrook. Back (l-r): Arnold Balicki, Shellbrook; Paula Larson, D’Arcy; Michael Spratt, Melfort; Brad Welter, Viscount; Garret Hill, Duval; Larry Grant, Val Marie; Lloyd Thompson, Carnduff; Chad Ross, Estevan. Missing: Phil Lynn, Marquis; Dean Moore, Paradise Hill; Laurie Disney, Rock Glen; Harold Martens, Swift Current.

Livestock, News Roundup

Sask. cattle producers add their support to National Checkoff increase

News Roundup from the March 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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It was unanimous and the decision went on record without much discussion at the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association’s annual general meeting in January. Following presentations at the fall district meetings about the importance of increasing the National Checkoff to $2.50 per head to support the new National Beef Strategy, Sask­atchewan producers showed no hesitation in giving […] Read more
(Gov.sk.ca)
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Saskatchewan to halt winter weights early in southwest

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Weight allowances that let heavier grain trucks roll on more southwestern Saskatchewan highways over the winter will end a week early, thanks to recent mild weather. The province’s highways ministry announced Friday it will remove the winter weight allowances on secondary-weight highways in the southwest region effective Monday (Feb. 22). “While frozen roads provide a […] Read more
Livestock, News Roundup

SSGA wildlife habitat conservation project funded

News Roundup from the February 2016 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) received a commitment for $2.58 million in funding from Environment and Climate Change Canada to lead a voluntary, producer-driven project to conserve habitat for species at risk in Saskatch­ewan. The Species at Risk Partnership on Agricultural Lands (SARPAL) fund supports projects that enable famers and ranchers to preserve key […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Crops, Weather

Saskatchewan expects mainly below-normal spring runoff

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Barring any weather surprises, most of Saskatchewan outside of east-central regions can expect below-normal runoff this spring. The province’s Water Security Agency on Tuesday released a preliminary outlook which, based on a “warmer- and drier-than-normal winter” and a resulting snowpack below normal levels, points to below-normal spring runoff. Exceptions include parts of the east-central region, […] Read more
History: Light Horses in Saskatchewan
History, Our History

History: Light Horses in Saskatchewan

Reprinted from the March 1947 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Light Horses in Saskatchewan Z.M. Hamilton, Regina, Sask. ‘In the early days of settlement on what is now the prairie region of Saskatchewan, most of the settlers were a riding folk. Everyone of consequence had a horse and saddle of sorts and, at first most of the horses were bronchos, as wild as deer, in […] Read more
Shokhan Mussabalin and his son, Dualet Ualikhanov.
Livestock

An international Hereford tour in Saskatchewan

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Peace to Canada, says Shokhan Mussabalin in Kazakh. “My father says he likes how people treat their work here, living with their families on the farms and organizing programs like Agribition to help beef. He means peace to Canada so people can continue to work as they do,” interprets Daulet Ualikhanov. The family from Almaty, […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan farmland off limits for pension plans next month

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Reuters/Staff — New rules for buying farmland in Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, will take effect Jan. 4, and toughen its ban on pension plans investing, the provincial government said Monday. The changes make more explicit an existing ban on pension plans and trusts from buying land and continue to limit purchases of […] Read more

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