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Food safety is definitely a front burner issue these days for consumers. And if it is a key issue for consumers, it is something farm producers have to be keenly aware of.

Seeding in Saskatchewan is expected to be completed this week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Weekly Crop Report. While there are few fields of oats and flax as well as some greenfeed and silage being seeded at this time, 99.

In-season crop scouting may not feel as rewarding as planting or harvesting a crop, but it’s just as important. And the earlier you start scouting fields for crop progress, the better.

One thing I’ve held an interest in for years is the preservation of bloodlines, and plant lines in agriculture. That is why I respect the efforts of groups such as Rare Breeds Canada (rarebreedscanada.org).

The fourth annual Pizza Farm was planted last week with the help of some 180 students from schools across the local region.

It is to the point almost every day on the calendar has been assigned a ‘designation’ by somebody.