Saskatchewan Farmers Face Differing Crop Conditions Throughout The Province

Aug 17, 2017

With the widespread drought seen across southern Saskatchewan this summer, many producers have been forced to start harvest early.

Warren Ward, Canola Council of Canada’s agronomy specialist for east-central Saskatchewan says that is not the case as you head further north.

“It’s a bit of a mixed bag when you do start moving farther north,” Ward said. “In some areas which have been wet – in the northwest part of the province. They’re still quite a ways yet. In fact, there are some fields that have flowers.”

On the contrary swathing for canola becomes more common the further south you go.

Source : CKRM

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.