CO-OP AGRO CENTRE LOCATION ANNOUNCED!
The Kindersley & District Co-op is excited to announce the location of the new Kindersley & District Co-op Agro Centre. It will be located 5 km west of Flaxcombe, just off of Highway 7.
Genesis Fertilizers low carbon-intensity fertilizer plant
Genesis Fertilizers partners with CARBONCO and Whitecap to develop low carbon-intensity fertilizer plant.
CROP REPORT: 100 percent of crops are in the bin
Producers in Saskatchewan are done harvest as 100 percent of crops are in the bin.
APAS: The Great Train Robbery
November 7, 1885, a historic day in Canada’s economic development with the momentous completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), marked by the driving of the last spike.
APAS Warns Against Trade Consequences of Bill C-282
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) today expressed its concerns about the risks posed by Bill C-282…
A cost-effective way to crank up your composite soil samples
The most common soil sampling practice is to collect one composite sample per field. This article will describe a low-cost way to take your composite samples to a new level.
PWGP invites students to Harvest Day
Prairie West Grain Growers Project (PWGP) invited Grade 7 students to its annual Harvest Day, hosted by Pattison Ag on Friday, October 4th.
A super-sized home garden with enough to share
A couple of kilometres east of Fiske is a 40-acre plot of land owned by Kendall and Rebecca Siemens and their two school-aged daughters.
North West Terminal suspends elevator operation and grain purchases
The board of directors for a large farmer-owned grain elevator in western Saskatchewan has decided to idle its facility as a result of negative margins that it anticipates will continue into next year.
Funding Approved for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate)
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has approved funding for the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative of $6,243,074.
Kindersley Museum receives addition to their collection of implements
The Kindersley & District Plains Museum acquired a recent donation from Judie and Larry Lyons. The Brock couple donated a 20-foot Self-propelled Case 950 swather...
West-Central Saskatchewan Crop Report: Significant harvest progress
Producers made significant harvest progress within the region over the past week. Harvest currently sits at 54 per cent complete which is up from the 31 per cent reported last week.
Grade 4 students learn all about agriculture
It was that time of year again when Grade 4 students visited the Kindersley Museum for the annual Fall Food Farms. On Thursday, September 12, Simplot Growers Solutions teamed up...
1928 Bumper Crop!
94-year-old Alan Johnson, who subscribes to our paper, stopped by our office last week with this wonderful photo of his Dad’s farming outfit.
Harvest time on the prairies
It’s harvest time on the prairies and combines, grain carts, trucks, tractors and operators are busy in the fields bringing in this year’s harvest.
Harvest is behind the 5-year average in west central region
Producers continue to make progress with harvest despite scattered storms throughout the province over the past week. A few areas received severe storms producing heavy rain...
Farmers near Glidden harvesting lentils
According to the weekly crop report, harvest is only about 5% complete in the west central area of the province.
APAS expresses gratitude on Federal Intervention in the Railway Labour Dispute
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) expresses its gratitude to Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon for his decisive action in employing Section 107...
Irrigation project near Lemsford Ferry
Just north of the river at the Lemsford Ferry is an irrigation project being constructed by a local Hutterite Colony.
Weekly Crop Report ending August 12
Harvest is underway in many areas of the province as hot and dry conditions continue to advance crop maturity. Producers that haven't begun to harvest continue to desiccate...