What's New on Our Website

Recent updates:

• Calculating Hay Share Agreements - updated with current market values.
• Rabies - November monthly report of submissions and results now posted.
• Animal Cruelty Reporting - New contact information added for reporting animal cruelty.
• International Trade Partners - Trade export numbers now updated.
• Agriview - The January issue of Agriview is now online.
  
  

New Content:

• African Swine Fever - ASF virus is currently spreading among domestic pigs and wild boar in Africa, Asia and parts of Europe.
• Two Agriculture Development Fund announcements this week:
  • 2019 ADF Crop Research Funding - 44 crop-related research projects - $12,020,568
  • 2019 ADF Livestock and Forage Research Funding - 34 crop-related research projects - $5,560,256
• 2018 Specialty Crop Report is now posted.
• 2019 Crop Planning Guides are now available.
• 2019 Varieties of Grain Crops is now posted.
• 2019 Agriculture Scholarship applications are now available.
  
  

New Sask Ag Now blog posts:

• Celebrating Rural Ranching Women 2019 - The third Rural Ranching Women workshop will be held in Maple Creek from February 28 – March 1, 2019.
• Canada’s Food Freedom Day: February 9, 2019 -Every year the Canadian Federation of Agriculture examines Statistics Canada data on the average Canadian income and yearly food expenditure to determine how much of our income is spent on food. 
• Mass mortality planning - Mortality losses occur on a regular basis on any livestock operation.
• Demonstrating 4R Nitrogen Principles in Wheat -The basis of the concept is applying the right source of nutrient, at the right rate, at the right time and in the right place. 
• Determining water suitability for irrigation - If you’re considering setting up an irrigation project, one of the very first questions you need to ask is, “What will be my water source?”
• Nominate an Outstanding Young Farmer - Celebrating its 39th year, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers’ program is an annual competition to recognize farmers that exemplify excellence in their profession.
• Multi-drug Resistant Salmonella Dublin in Cattle - Prairie Diagnostic Services (PDS) has increasingly been isolating Salmonella Dublin (Group D) from diagnostic samples submitted from cattle premises in Alberta and Saskatchewan. 
• Web video - Caroncrest Farms - Staying sustainable while growing a dairy herd
• Coaching yourself to Pasture Management Success - What intentions, goals or resolutions have you made regarding pasture management?
• Results of the 2018 Clubroot Survey are in:
  • Learnings from the 2018 Saskatchewan clubroot survey
  • Understanding the Saskatchewan clubroot distribution map
  • Comparing provincial clubroot distribution maps
• Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month - Agriculture in the Classroom Canada celebrates CALM annually in classrooms across the country every March!

Agriculture News Releases

Find all of the News Releases issued by the Ministry of Agriculture in this filtered list:

Go to Agriculture New Release Archive