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July 05, 2021
Fields Needed for Survey of Plant Health Issue in Chickpea
Additional chickpea fields are required for a field survey initiated by researchers with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) during the 2021 growing season.
July 05, 2021
Press Release: SK Producer Groups Call for the Creation of an Export Sales Reporting Program
SASKATOON (July 5, 2021) – A coalition of Saskatchewan producer groups is calling for the creation of an Export Sales Reporting Program to improve market transparency for farmers.
June 14, 2021
Five Saskatchewan Crop Commissions Seek Director Nominations
SASKATOON (June 14, 2021) – The nomination period for director positions with five Saskatchewan crop commissions is now open.
May 20, 2021
UPDATED: PMRA Reviews Imidacloprid, Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam, and Lambda-cyhalothrin
Recently the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) reviewed Imidacloprid, Clothianidin, Thiamethoxam, and Lambda-cyhalothrin.
May 12, 2021
Pea Fertility Research Results Support Improved Yield
May 13, 2021 – Research funded by SPG explored the effect fertilizer use had on protein and yield of field pea. The results have shown that specific combinations of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur fertilizer applied at specific rates when seeding yellow peas can significantly impact crop yield.
April 30, 2021
Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ Submission to the Canada Grain Act Review
SPG is providing input to the Canada Grain Act Review on two topics of specific interest to pulse producers – producer payment security and grain sales reporting.
April 20, 2021
Contact CGC If You are Owed Money by 1309497 Alberta Ltd. o/a W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions
As of April 20, 2021, the licences of 1309497 Alberta Ltd. o/a W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions are suspended until April 30, 2021. They are prohibited from selling stocks in store, accepting producer deliveries, and contracting new grain sales.
April 16, 2021
Saskatchewan Commissions Call on Government to Recognize Farmers’ Carbon Sequestration Contributions
The producer commissions of SaskBarley, SaskCanola, SaskFlax, SaskOats, SaskPulse, & Sask Wheat would like to submit the following comments on the two discussion papers released by the Ministry of Environment on the Saskatchewan Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Program and on Offset Protocol Development.
March 29, 2021
SPG Welcomes AgriStability RML Removal, Work Needs to Continue on Long-Term BRM Options
Following the March 25, 2021 Federal-Territorial-Provincial (FTP) meeting Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) welcomes the removal of reference margin limits (RML) in the AgriStability program, making the change retroactive to 2020 and extending the 2021 signup deadline to June 30, 2021.
March 19, 2021
SK Farm Orgs Advocate for Carbon Offset System that Recognizes & Rewards Farmers’ Contribution
Saskatchewan farm organizations, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association (SSCA) are encouraging farmers to participate in a review of the Government of Canada’s proposed Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Offset Credit System regulations.
