Irrigators in the Outlook region are being asked if they will consider dropping some of their straw so it can be used as livestock feed this winter. While hay and greenfeed yields have been average to above average in eastern and northern areas of Saskatchewan—they remain below normal to well below normal in southwest […]
Regina-based Prairie Clean Energy has completed a successful trade mission to Japan. Prairie Clean Energy is developing a waste flax straw pelleting plant. CEO Mark Cooper says the flax straw pellets will sell as a biomass fuel for power generation. He says Japan is a key market and he met with several major trading companies. […]
The University of Saskatchewan is researching the use of agricultural waste to remove arsenic from drinking water. The University says over 200 million people in more than 70 countries, including some in Canada, are drinking water with a high concentration of arsenic. The risks include cancer, nausea and blood vessel damage. Researchers in the College […]
The City of Melville is hoping to attract a major agriculture-based business. The City has obtained Bioeconomy Development Opportunity Zone status, the first of its kind in North America. City Manager Ron McCullough is hoping the new status and access to over 300,000 tons of local wheat straw will entice Redleaf Pulp to build a […]
