Let’s Talk Farming: What’s the Scoop on Pesticides?
Let’s Talk Farming Series Saskatchewan farmers rely on a vast toolkit of technologies to produce their crops every year. Farming practices are always changing, and …
Let’s Talk Farming: What’s the Scoop on Fertilizer?
Let’s Talk Farming Series Saskatchewan farmers rely on a vast toolkit of technologies to produce their crops every year. Farming practices are always changing, and …
Have Changes to Canada’s Plant Breeders’ Rights Act Affected Investment Incentives for Canadian Plant Breeders?
Plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) are a form of intellectual property (IP) protection that provide plant breeders protection to newly developed crop, fruit, and vegetable varieties. …
How Much Carbon is Being Stored in Saskatchewan Agricultural Soils?
Over the past 25 years, Saskatchewan farmers have shifted away from traditional land management and weed control practices such as frequent tillage and summerfallow towards …
Could countryside strolls result in economic and ecological damage?
Written by Chelsea Sutherland & Stuart Smyth Biosecurity considerations for public nature and leisure activities The contamination and spread of plant pests, including disease, weeds, …
What’s Next for Canola?
The future of canola is more than just seed, oil, & meal Across the prairies, fields of golden yellow flowers bloom throughout July. This eye-catching …
Crunching the Big Numbers: Farm Startup Costs
What would it take to start farming on your own in 2020? In an industry born on family, tradition, and generational transfer, many farmers have …
Recognizing the Sustainability of Saskatchewan Farms
Over the last quarter-century, farmers have been working hard to adopt innovative and sustainable practices for their economic and environmental benefits. Two notable shifts in …
Cash is King When it Comes to Farming
Farmers are proud to be landowners, establishing and growing farms that can be passed on through generations. The concept of growing crops on your own …
One Step Back and Two Steps Forward for Burger King
You’ve probably seen Burger King’s latest marketing video featuring Wal-Mart yodeler Mason Ramsey singing about methane emissions from cow farts and burps. The ad promotes …