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Saskatchewan pledges seven figures to wheat research

February 14, 2012

The Saskatchewan government has pledged $10 million over five years in new funding for development work on better, hardier wheats. The new support, to flow through the province’s Agriculture Development Fund (ADF), is meant to “accelerate” development of new varieties and help improve “yield, quality and tolerance to disease and extreme weather conditions.” The province

Opinion

Wetland Drainage Is The Hidden Culprit Behind This Year’s Flood

By Ian Milliken July 14, 2011

It is Sunday, June 26, exactly 71 days since the Pipestone Creek reached flood stage. The Pipestone Creek originates south of Whitewood, Sask. and empties into Oak Lake, Man. This is not news to locals, but for those of you from other parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan, you may not know its geographic location. The

Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Mar. 31, 2011

By Reuters March 31, 2011

Data collection:Rural community foundations will benefit from federal funds helping them collect annual data on how their communities are surviving. Vital Signs portraits measure the vitality of local communities using selected social and economic trends and evaluating areas having a significant impact on the quality of life, such as health, environment and education. A $200,000

News

Municipalities To Push Hard For Infrastructure Money

March 31, 2011

Manitoba municipalities are vowing to campaign vigorously during the provincial election this fall for more money to fix the province’s crumbling infrastructure. The Association of Manitoba Municipalities says it will unveil a strategy next month to lobby electioneering politicians for additional funding to upgrade roads, bridges, sewers and water utilities. It’s the first time AMM

Crops

Saskatchewan To Withdraw From FFMC

By Saskatchewan Government Release March 24, 2011

The Saskatchewan government has confirmed that it is withdrawing from the Freshwater Fish Marketing Agreement (FFMA) with the Government of Canada, on April 1, 2012, one year later than originally proposed. “This decision answers a long-standing request of Saskatchewan Co-operative Fisheries Ltd. (SCFL) – the umbrella organization represent ing the majority of Saskatchewan commercial fishers,”

Crops

Saskatchewan To Test Drive Beaver Dam Removal Plan

By Dave Bedard March 17, 2011

The Saskatchewan government is spending $500,000 in a one-year pilot program to help its rural municipalities get rid of problem beavers and beaver dams. The program, to be administered by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), will target areas where beaver dams have swamped rural infrastructure, farmland and other private property. The pilot program

Opinion

Letters – for Feb. 10, 2011

February 10, 2011

The recent letter from MLA Stu Briese misleads Manitobans about the facts of the Bipole III line and the plans of his party that would put Hydro reliability and low rates at risk. Manitoba Hydro is moving forward to build Bipole III on the west side of the province in order to protect the reliability

Cereals, Grain Markets, Oilseeds

Canadian Canola Stocks Seen Tightening

By Phil Franz-Warkentin January 27, 2011

Canola contracts traded on the ICE Futures Canada platform hit fresh contract highs yet again during the week ended Jan. 21, as the underlying technicals and fundamentals continue to point higher. It’s the same old story in canola as it’s been for the past couple of months. End-user demand is strong, supplies are tightening and

News

Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

By Ron Friesen December 16, 2010

As Manitoba prepares for possible flooding next spring, an additional flood risk looms from a lake drainage project in eastern Saskatchewan. The Saskatchewan government is building an emergency channel to lower the level of Fishing Lake and alleviate the risk of flooding to nearby communities. Work on the project is scheduled to start Jan. 3.

Cereals, Opinion

Commodities Lend Themselves To Single-Desk Selling

By Ken Larsen November 4, 2010

You have to admire politicians who set aside long-held beliefs when they are confronted with the reality of how the world works. Reality sets in once they arrive in government and are responsible to more than just their supporters. Good examples are former Alberta Conservative premier Peter Lougheed and Saskatchewan’s Premier Brad Wall. Both were

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Saskatchewan pledges seven figures to wheat research

Wetland Drainage Is The Hidden Culprit Behind This Year’s Flood

In Brief… – for Mar. 31, 2011

Municipalities To Push Hard For Infrastructure Money

Saskatchewan To Withdraw From FFMC

Saskatchewan To Test Drive Beaver Dam Removal Plan

Letters – for Feb. 10, 2011

Canadian Canola Stocks Seen Tightening

Another Dump Of Water Increases Flood Fears

Commodities Lend Themselves To Single-Desk Selling

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