by Breanne Baker | May 12, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers is offering five undergraduate scholarships for first year students enrolled in a degree program at the University of Saskatchewan. Each scholarship is $5,000 so this is some serious money for a university student. A parent of the applicant...
by Breanne Baker | May 11, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Environmental Working Group in the U.S. has released the latest update of its farm subsidy database. The new database tracks $245 billion in American farm payments from 1995 to 2009. The largest farm operations receive the lion’s share of payments. Since 1995,...
by Breanne Baker | May 7, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
After three years of disappointment, hog prices are back into profitable territory. Unfortunately, the hog industry in Saskatchewan has been reduced to a shadow of its former self. Brad Marceniuk, a livestock economist with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture...
by Breanne Baker | May 6, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
Namaka Enterprises, a large feedlot operation from southern Alberta has reportedly announced its intentions to set up a Saskatchewan operation southeast of Outlook in the southern end of the South Saskatchewan Irrigation District. Ultimately, the plan is for a 36,000...
by Breanne Baker | May 3, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The last few weeks have seen two massive precipitation events. For the time being, drought fears have been largely eliminated on the western Prairies. In some eastern regions of Saskatchewan, excess moisture is now a problem. The prospects for pasture and hay are...
by Breanne Baker | Apr 30, 2010 | Agriculture Industry, Articles, Kevin Hursh
The Liberal Party is putting some emphasis on policies for rural Canada. Earlier this week, leader Michael Ignatieff made a commitment to what he calls “Canada’s first National Food Policy.” While it’s heartening to see some attention being paid to agriculture, it’s...
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