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Hand cleaning a pedigreed seed crop

Hand cleaning a pedigreed seed crop

When you are growing pedigreed seed grain you want the fewest weeds possible.
Farmers embrace digital platform

Farmers embrace digital platform

Two tech-savvy farmers and an agricultural expert and retailer took part in a video-conference panel Thursday morning to discuss the state of farming in 2020 amidst COVID-19.
Crown land sale above average, five rigs drilling and oil production rebounds slightly

Crown land sale above average, five rigs drilling and oil production rebounds slightly

Despite extremely sluggish drilling activity in Saskatchewan’s oilpatch, the Aug. 11 Crown land sale for petroleum and natural gas rights brought in $2.4 million.
Flax straw from Saskatchewan being bought for biomass fuel

Flax straw from Saskatchewan being bought for biomass fuel

A Saskatchewan company, Prairie Clean Energy of Regina, has found a way to take the thousands of tonnes of Saskatchewan flax straw that gets burned or trashed on the prairies every year and turn it into something that can provide income to producers
Saskatchewan company wants to buy flax straw as fuel

Saskatchewan company wants to buy flax straw as fuel

Prairie Clean Energy (PCE) is a Saskatchewan company that has found a way to take the thousands of tonnes of Saskatchewan flax straw that gets burned or trashed on the prairies every year and turn it into something that can provide income to producer
Alberta beekeepers hit by hard winter and COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta beekeepers hit by hard winter and COVID-19 restrictions

Alberta beekeepers could lose twice as many hives this year as they usually do, following a bad winter and impacts of COVID-19.

Lanigan RCMP laid charges for trafficking cattle in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Lanigan RCMP laid charges following a five-month long cattle theft investigation at Caprina Farms and Ranching located near Jansen, Saskatchewan.
Drainage demonstration projects announced, including a focus on potholes

Drainage demonstration projects announced, including a focus on potholes

In keeping with its recent water theme, the Government of Saskatchewan on July 20announced a number of agricultural water management demonstrations across the province.
Saskatchewan’s oil drilling has stopped completely, production down 28.2%

Saskatchewan’s oil drilling has stopped completely, production down 28.2%

In recent years, by mid-July there would be 30 to 50 drilling rigs working throughout Saskatchewan. Nearly all would be drilling for oil, but one or two would be drilling for potash or helium.
Work packages begin for Sask. well abandonment program

Work packages begin for Sask. well abandonment program

(Oilfield photo by Bill Allen) The Government of Saskatchewan has approved its first parcel of work packages to be completed through the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP).
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