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Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

By Farmtario Staff August 29, 2017

Clubroot has made its presence known in the far northwest of Saskatchewan’s canola-growing region, with the discovery of a “heavily infested” field. SaskCanola on Monday reported the discovery of the disease in a field in crop district 9B, but didn’t give its specific location. District 9B is a group of 16 rural municipalities east of […] Read more

Frost and dry conditions have stressed pastures and forages in northwestern Saskatchewan. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Livestock

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

By Lisa Guenther July 2, 2015

Mother Nature has dealt a weak hand to many northwestern Saskatchewan livestock producers this year as frost, a cool spring and dry weather have hit pastures and hay stands. But there are still a few strategies for producers to make the best — and avoid the worst — of what the weather has left them. […] Read more

Crops

NW Sask. sees patchy canola, better cereals

By Lisa Guenther July 1, 2015

Spring has been tough on many canola crops in northwestern Saskatchewan. “Canola — it’s kind of hit and miss. They’re just all over the place,” said Stephanie McMillan, an agronomist with AgriTeam Services at Glaslyn, Sask., about 90 km south of Meadow Lake. One field might have some plants at the two- to four-leaf stage, […] Read more

Farmland south of Turtleford benefited from recent rain. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Crops

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

By Lisa Guenther June 15, 2015

Farmers and ranchers in northwestern Saskatchewan received much-needed rain late last week and over the weekend. Tom Brown raises cattle and is a crop reporter for Saskatchewan Agriculture and the reeve for the Rural Municipality of Mervin. His farm at Turtleford, about 80 km east of Lloydminster, received 11 mm of rain on Thursday night, […] Read more

A CL-215 water bomber drops water on a fire north of Turtle Lake, Sask, on Thursday evening. (Lisa Guenther photo)

Livestock

Guenther (video): Northwestern Sask. fire hazard looms over farms

By Lisa Guenther May 22, 2015

Judy Wilkinson was planting potatoes on Thursday when she had a bad feeling: the dry weather was just right for a fire. “It’s scary out there. The buffalo don’t want to eat hay anymore,” said Wilkinson, who with her husband Kevin raises bison on the forest’s edge near Turtle Lake, Sask. “They’re on the move, […] Read more

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Clubroot ‘heavily’ infests NW Saskatchewan field

Guenther: Manage risks around weather-stressed pastures, forages

NW Sask. sees patchy canola, better cereals

Guenther: Rain drops in on NW Sask.

Guenther (video): Northwestern Sask. fire hazard looms over farms

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