There may be a glimmer of hope for farmers with crops still in the fields.
Sunny conditions so far in November and an expected decrease in precipitation have producers anticipating they may be able to put a dent in their remaining harvest after October moved along at less than a snail’s pace for many.
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On Tuesday morning, Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced the Saskatchewan Coyote Control Program.
The program is intended to help the many farmers and ranchers who are having trouble with coyotes killing their livestock. The provincial government will pay hunters a bounty of $20 per coyote killed.
"Many Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers are struggling to protect their livestock from coyotes," Bjornerud said. "I hope this program helps address this serious issue and I appreciate SARM and its members working with us to deliver the program."
The Saskatchewan Coyote Control Program is a pilot program that will run until March 31, 2010, at which point the provincial government will consider extending it.
"In many areas of the province livestock producers have been experiencing losses due to the high coyote populations," SARM President David Marit said. "We appreciate the provincial government has recognized this problem and has introduced this new program."
"We are pleased Minister Bjornerud is ...
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Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced an additional one-year optional extension of principal payments for the Short-Term Cattle and Hog Loan programs recently. These loan programs were originally announced in December of 2007.
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The Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission (SaskFlax) and Viterra, one of the world’s largest flax exporting companies, are leading the $3 million first phase of a 10-year project to develop flax varieties that are better adapted to the northern prairie region of Western Canada.
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The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) is encouraged with news of the progress made during Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz's Asian trade mission.
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Canada's canola farmers can look forward to better market access and profitability for their crops thanks to the Government of Canada's investment in the development of a comprehensive market strategy for Canada's canola sector, says Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.
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The Canadian Wheat Board has increased its 2009-10 target by two million tonnes over mid-summer forecasts and is now projecting the highest total exports in 10 years.
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Promoting Alberta’s agricultural interests and participating in discussions on cross-border issues will be the Government of Alberta’s focus at the Legislative Agricultural Chairs (LAC) Summit and the State Agricultural Rural Leaders Board meetings in Orlando, Florida Jan. 14 to 17.
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The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are providing more than $1 million to the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) to help Saskatchewan livestock producers with age verification and other traceability initiatives.
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More than 60 per cent of individuals surveyed by Farm Credit Canada (FCC), in a recent Vision survey, say they are considering environmental stewardship and the use of environmentally friendly management practices to reduce their environmental footprint and provide financial value for their business
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