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Agriculture This Week - Glyphosate issue overblown

A recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization, has sent a veritable shockwave through the agricultural community, and has consumers again questioning possible food safety.
Oil and gas rights sales for June

Oil and gas rights sales for June

The June sale of petroleum and natural gas rights raised $9.8 million in revenue for the province at an average price of $570 per hectare. After three sales in 2015, land sale revenues total $32.7 million.

Focus on Agriculture: Using financial statement ratios

As discussed in my last article, while financial statements are the measuring stick for farm business analysis, many farmers do not use them to their full potential.

Focus on Agriculture: Using financial statement ratios

As discussed in my last article, while financial statements are the measuring stick for farm business analysis, many farmers do not use them to their full potential.
Tilley’s Horsemanship clinic at Brian and Kylee Omiecinski’s

Tilley’s Horsemanship clinic at Brian and Kylee Omiecinski’s

A Tilley’s Horsemanship Clinic was held at Brian and Kylee Omiecinski’s place near Springside, SK. June 5 to 7, 2015.
Flea beetle season for canola crops

Flea beetle season for canola crops

Striped and crucifer flea beetles are the most common insect pest in Canadian canola, and with slower crop emergence this year, flea beetle damage seems more severe than usual.

Agriculture This Week - The changing face of farming

For some undefined reason of late I have been thinking about my grandfather and what his take on a modern farm would be.
Calibration clinic

Calibration clinic

A calibration clinic for aircraft used in crop spraying was hosted by Miccar Aerial at the Yorkton Municipal Airport June 2. The technicians for the clinic were Alan McCracken and Tom Wolfe.

Agriculture This week - Keep the focus on ag education

Agriculture education is something often written about in this space, but it is with good reason.
Learning farming via the pizza

Learning farming via the pizza

Students from Yorkton and area once again took part in planting at the local ‘Pizza Farm’. Approximately 165 Grade 3 students were out of the classroom learning about agriculture and food production as they planted their pizza farm on June 4 and 5.
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