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Agriculture This week - GM has to be part of farm future

The ability of the world to feed people might seem like a rather small issue when you walk into a grocery store in Canada and always find the shelves well-stocked. Rare is the day one goes to purchase a food item and it is not available here.

Risk Management Plans important

In a business influenced by changing weather and volatile markets, only about one-third of Canadian producers and agribusiness operators have a formal risk management plan, according to a recent survey by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).

Grinding can enhance poor feeds

Processing Forages by Naomi Paley, PAg Regional Livestock Specialist, Yorkton Office Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Processing forages with bale shredders and tub grinders helps to reduce feed wastage especially when dealing with lower quality
Moose have moved south for habitat

Moose have moved south for habitat

The traditional range for moose has seemed to move south in Saskatchewan and that means into areas more normally farmland. So what southern habitat do moose prefer? That is what the Saskatchewan Farmland Moose Project is trying to determine.

Agriculture This week - Balancing wildlife and agriculture

Agriculture and wildlife have always struggled to find a way to co-exist. In general terms, that has meant farmers have pushed wildlife to the fringe enough that the remaining impact is tolerable to the producer.

Below normal runoff expected

Today, the Water Security Agency released the preliminary outlook for spring runoff. A below normal runoff is anticipated for most of the province, however it is still early and conditions can change over the remainder of the winter.
Collecting data on painted turtles

Collecting data on painted turtles

While many people may not be aware, Saskatchewan is home to native turtles.
Feral pigs continue to spread

Feral pigs continue to spread

Feral wild pigs are becoming a concern for wildlife management across Canada.That was the message from Ryan Brook who spoke at the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Convention held in Yorkton last week.
Tracking wolf population in the north

Tracking wolf population in the north

When it comes species interact with others. So when a project was undertaken to study the woodland caribou in the boreal first of Northern Saskatchewan, questions about the impact of wolves some came up.

Agriculture This Week - The impact of big companies on ag

In Canada raising poultry, whether for meat, or eggs, is something of a niche sector in agriculture, given it has been supply-managed for years now.
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