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Agriculture key to meeting Paris goals, but documents suggest feds avoiding change

Agriculture is responsible for about eight per cent of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. But newly released internal documents suggest the federal government denies that Canada needs to take action to rapidly reduce them.
Spring breakup begins now, as Highways removes winter weights in southern Sask.

Spring breakup begins now, as Highways removes winter weights in southern Sask.

Usually one can bank on spring breakup being announced around March 15, give or take, but with warm weather in the forecast for southern Saskatchewan, the Ministry of Highways announced on March 1 that winter weights were coming off for highways in s

How regenerative agriculture is putting hope in the soil

Fifteen years ago, Brooks White had no bison and his farm was struggling with floods and threadbare soil.

Farmers ask feds for $300M to cut agricultural emissions

Paying farmers to plant cover crops and use less fertilizer could reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions by roughly 10 million tonnes, according to a new report.
Drilling season peaking with 31 rigs working

Drilling season peaking with 31 rigs working

Mid-February to the first week of March is traditionally the peak of the year for oilwell drilling activity. And on Feb. 22, there were 31 drilling rigs working in Saskatchewan, down markedly from the previous two years.
Crop Insurance coverage, rates going up, but premium cost declining

Crop Insurance coverage, rates going up, but premium cost declining

Crop Insurance coverage is going up due to higher commodity prices, and rates are going up as well, but the premium cost per dollar of coverage continues to decline.
Ducks launches new farmer-focused website

Ducks launches new farmer-focused website

Site aligns with industry vision for sustainable agriculture
India is going through something similar to our dissolution of the CWB, and Moe says we did OK

India is going through something similar to our dissolution of the CWB, and Moe says we did OK

The agricultural industry in India is in turmoil, as the national government there has been moving to open up highly regulated markets, and many farmers are resisting, fearful of change.
Pulses prove to be a recipe for heart-healthy success

Pulses prove to be a recipe for heart-healthy success

Take one part pandemic, add one part food guide recommendations to consume more meat substitutes, season with years of nutrition research with athletes to improve their metabolism and performance, and voila, you’ve got an online cookbook with 50 tast
Varying conditions across province according to initial runoff report

Varying conditions across province according to initial runoff report

The Water Security Agency (WSA) has released the preliminary spring runoff outlook for 2021, showing most of southern Saskatchewan with below to well below normal snowmelt runoff potential and the northern areas looking at normal to above normal pote
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