The maker of two per cent liquid strychnine says it’ll take some time to ramp up production to meet the product’s emergency-use registration against gophers in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Pasture
Strychnine’s emergency use on Prairies comes with limited times, places
The poison will be available for gopher control in parts of Saskatchewan and Alberta, but only at certain times over the next two years
Sask., Alta. farmers get strychnine against gophers until late 2027
Health Canada’s PMRA had rejected an earlier emergency-use application
Farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta are cleared to use strychnine this year and next year against gophers wrecking their fields and pastures.
Feed costs on rented pasture now eligible for AgriStability
Pasture-related feed costs are now allowable expenses for AgriStability participants.
Get ready for an eventual transition on cattle traceability
The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency urges cattle producers to prepare for when regulations do come into effect
When new federal cattle traceability rules do ultimately take effect, reporting requirements will vary for producers, transporters, feedlots and markets — but most of the onus will be on producers.
PMRA denies strychnine emergency use request
Saskatchewan and Alberta had asked the agency to approve emergency use
Emergency use of strychnine for the 2026 growing season has been denied by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency.
Farm-facing drone does the heavy lifting
The AGRAS T100 drone helps streamline a variety of jobs that are required on Prairie farms
Canadian distributor DJI Agriculture unveils its AGRAS T100 drone to western Canada’s producers for greater efficiencies in spraying and granular spreading in fields.
New high-performance forage training program to launch in 2026
Program will be a resource for farmers, agronomists and others in the forage sector
A new Canadian Forage and Grasslands Asssociation high-performance forage program will be a resource for farmers, agronomists and others in the forage sector.
Why not a Prairie sheep sector?
Practical Research: We have demand here for lamb but the supply, for now, is mainly elsewhere
If Wales can raise 10 million sheep, why can the Prairies, at 100 times the area, only raise around 300,000? The demand for lamb is there, whether for domestic or export purposes, Ieuan Evans writes.
Visits with family and harvest begins
Eppich News: Ditch hay season moved quickly into barley harvest
Hay season was in full swing and harvest underway in August at the Eppich ranch in western Saskatchewan.
A rancher’s ‘bitin’ list’
A Little Bit Western: Invasive weeds, gophers, grasshoppers and raccoons are all on this rancher’s naughty list
This Saskatchewan rancher comes up with her ‘bitin’ list,’ channeling her inner Tyler Childers.