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The deadline to enrol in the 2016 AgriStability Program is nearing and the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is reminding producers of the important risk protection the program can provide.

The 10th Annual Blue Collar Bull Sale was held at Heartland Livestock in Yorkton Saturday. The sale featured cattle from J Square S Angus at Melville, Northern View Angus of Neudorf, Parkwood Farm at Yorkton and Swan Hill Ranch at Swan River, MB.

For a very long time farm producers have been told one way to greater returns is to take control of their product further along the food chain.

The 23rd Annual Yorkton 4-H Steer and Heifer show brought together young people from age six to 21 in a variety of competitions From March 31 to April 2.

Spring has always been a special time in the world of farming. Of course it is the time of obvious renewal.

Recently, the governments of China and Canada agreed to continue discussions on a permanent science-based solution to Chinese concerns about the disease blackleg.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has prepared policy and program recommendations for the next agricultural policy framework (APF), which will replace Growing Forward 2 (GF2) in April of 2018.

It appears the time of the field robot may finally be dawning. Autonomous Tractor Corp. is ready to sell a driverless system that will allow tractors to perform all normal field sans an operator sitting in the seat.

Farmers in Saskatchewan returned 89,832 kilograms of obsolete and unwanted pesticides and 1,289 kilograms of livestock and equine medications through CleanFARMS’ obsolete collection campaign this year.

To reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease (DED), pruning of elm trees will once again be prohibited throughout Saskatchewan from April 1 to August 31. Elm bark beetles that spread the disease are most active during this time of year.