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Private wells added to Sask. flood protection program

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 9, 2015

A provincial program covering Saskatchewan residents’ costs to put up emergency, permanent flood protection has been expanded to include projects to protect private wells. The province’s Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program (EFDRP) is offered to communities, rural municipalities, businesses, non-profit organizations, individual farm and country residences and cottages facing “imminent flooding.” The 2015 program, launched […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Sask. environmental farm planning options sweetened

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 1, 2015

A list of beneficial management practices (BMPs) for which Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers can get funding through the federal/provincial Farm Stewardship Program has been expanded. The provincial and federal governments on Wednesday announced five new BMPs and “enhancements” to seven already-eligible BMPs available through the program. Among the new BMPs, for example, are rollers for […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Mosaic bracing for royalty hit from Sask. potash policy

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 30, 2015

U.S. fertilizer firm Mosaic Co. expects Saskatchewan’s new changes to its potash royalty structure to cost the company up to an extra US$100 million in 2015. Minnesota-based Mosaic said Monday its “expected impact” from Saskatchewan’s retroactive move in its 2015 budget will increase the company’s 2015 pre-tax payments by $80 million to $100 million (all […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Saskatchewan aims to ease potash tax’s price reliance

By Rod Nickel March 19, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters — Resource-rich Saskatchewan wants to change the taxes it charges on production of potash, to better reflect output and lessen the influence of potash prices, the province’s economy minister said Thursday. Potash prices have weakened since 2012 as capacity has increased. Competition has also sharpened since the 2013 breakup of Belarusian Potash […] Read more

Wednesday’s Saskatchewan provincial budget includes these projections for crop production in coming years. (Gov.sk.ca)

Crops, Markets

Sask. budget trims ag spending slightly

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff March 18, 2015

A substantial drop in provincial resource revenue from its oil sector has Saskatchewan holding the line on spending and leaning on its potash sector in its 2015 budget. Finance Minister Ken Krawetz and Ag Minister Lyle Stewart on Wednesday announced a total ag ministry budget of $362.4 million for 2015-16, down 2.5 per cent from […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans

Soybeans to see continued growth in Saskatchewan

By Phil Franz-Warkentin March 5, 2015

CNS Canada — Soybeans are a relatively new crop in Saskatchewan, but are generating more traction and are expected to increase their footprint in 2015. Saskatchewan farmers planted 270,000 acres of soybeans in 2014, nearly double the previous year, according to Statistics Canada data. “We’re expecting soybean acres to rise again,” said Carl Potts, executive […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

By Rod Nickel January 26, 2015

Saskatoon | Reuters — Saskatchewan is likely to tighten what are already some of North America’s strictest rules for purchasing farmland, as it looks to fend off big money managers hungry for what they see as a winning investment. The province, whose fertile plains grow more wheat than Argentina, has become the latest front in […] Read more

Crops, Weather

Grasshopper risk light in most of Western Canada

By Terryn Shiells, GFM Network News January 21, 2015

CNS Canada — Most of Western Canada is expected to see low populations of grasshoppers in 2015, although there are a few areas of concern, according to forecasts from the three provinces. Most of Manitoba has a low risk of seeing high grasshopper populations this year, according to a forecast from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Livestock

Sask. to seek new animal protection agency

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff January 5, 2015

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry plans to seek other options for enforcement of animal protection laws, with three months before the current enforcer’s contract ends. The ministry confirmed Monday that the Saskatchewan Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has decided not to renew its contract for enforcement of the provincial Animal Protection Act. The […] Read more

looking at grain underneath a magnifying glass

Livestock, Nutrition

Are mycotoxins hiding in your feed supply?

By John McKinnon December 10, 2014

When it comes to feed quality, we usually think in terms of nutritional properties such as energy, protein or mineral content. There are, however, other feed characteristics that have an impact on quality, one of which is mycotoxin contamination. Depending on crop type, environment, location, harvest and storage management, there are a wide variety of […] Read more

Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace

USDA tweaks to soybeans, corn numbers

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report

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Alberta harvest just ahead of average pace

USDA tweaks to soybeans, corn numbers

U.S. grains: Soybeans, corn jump after USDA’s monthly crop report

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Private wells added to Sask. flood protection program

Sask. environmental farm planning options sweetened

Mosaic bracing for royalty hit from Sask. potash policy

Saskatchewan aims to ease potash tax’s price reliance

Sask. budget trims ag spending slightly

Soybeans to see continued growth in Saskatchewan

Sask. eyes tougher rules on investor farm buys

Grasshopper risk light in most of Western Canada

Sask. to seek new animal protection agency

Are mycotoxins hiding in your feed supply?

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