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On September 10, the Western Conservation Law Enforcement Academy was launched for the first time in Saskatchewan with 26 new conservation officer recruits taking part in a 16-week training program.

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for the period ending September 7.

( see photo gallery below ) Tractors have long since replaced horses as the source of power on family farms, but the PALS Draft Horse Field Days in Rama has tapped into some very powerful nostalgic memories of area seniors.

By Dan Owen , Agronomy manager Prairie Soil Services Ltd.

-- PALS Draft Horse Field Days

Winter wheat has a number of attributes that make it a desired crop to grow in western Canada. These have been discussed a number of times but time management is one of the biggest reason most growers mention when asked why they grow the crop.

By Lyndon Hicks, Regional crops specialist Yorkton Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture As harvest progresses it is a good time to determine if any fall weed control is needed.