Saskatoon (August 30, 2021) – Grower organizations representing the more than 44,000 grain, pulse and oilseed farmers in Saskatchewan are urging the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) and its members to work with farmers and eliminate administration fees and reduce penalties for the 2021-2022 growing season. The extreme drought, heat and wind throughout the crop […]
By: Alberta Wheat & Barley When emerged cereal crops experience night-time temperatures below 0°C, the question of crop survival is never far from a producer’s mind. In general, wheat is relatively resilient to frost as compared to crops like canola. Wheat leaves can survive air temperatures down to -8°C to -10°C, however, leaves may see […]
The University of Saskatchewan (USask) will honour five remarkable individuals proudly associated with the university who have gone on to make significant contributions to their communities and to Canadian society throughout their careers. During this year’s virtual USask Spring Convocation online celebration beginning May 31, the university will award honorary degrees to celebrated writer, Elder […]
A diary from members of crop commission research committees By George Clayton, Sheri Strydhorst, Murray Hartman and Brian Rossnagel View or download the PDF here. Crop producer commissions have become heavily involved in funding agriculture research. They started out by supplementing research conducted by federal, provincial and university research organizations. Today, research scientists who work […]
Background The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (CRSC) is currently leading the development of a Code of Practice, to showcase to consumers and buyers of Canadian agriculture products that our crops are sustainably produced. The CRSC is a member-based organization made up of federal government, industry, customer and environmental organizations. SaskBarley is not a member. […]
March 10, 2021 (Saskatoon, SK) – The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) announced today it will fund another approximately $1 million of barley research over the next four years – a major advancement for barley producers in Saskatchewan. This funded research is the result of a call for research proposals the organization issued last year, […]