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The College of Agriculture and Bioresources is a faculty at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It has an annual budget of $38 million and an enrolment of approximately 1,000 students studying at the diploma, undergraduate degree, graduate degree and postgraduate levels. The College has approximately 350 employees ...
Agriculture in Saskatchewan is the production of various food, feed, or fiber commodities to fulfill domestic and international human and animal sustenance needs. The newest agricultural economy to be developed in renewable biofuel production or agricultural biomass which is marketed as ethanol or biodiesel. [ 1 ]
Guy Lafond was a research scientist for over 30 years with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Indian Head Research Farm in Saskatchewan. [1] He was instrumental in establishing the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) in the early 1990s and had a major impact on cropping practices and soil conservation.
Each year the park hosts an annual Saskatoon Exhibition variably called "The EX" (previously it was known as Pioneer Days). During the remainder of the year most of the park venues are rented out to special events. Some events held are the Western Canadian Crop Production Show, Glow Saskatoon, Gardenscape, and the Prairieland Junior Ag Showcase ...
Viterra Limited is a Canadian grain handling business, that began as the nation's largest grain handler, with its historic formative roots in prairie grain-handling cooperatives, among them the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. [1] Viterra Inc grew into a global agri-business with operations in Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and China ...
The economy of Saskatoon has been associated with potash, oil and agriculture resulting in the moniker POW. Saskatoon's other nickname, the "Hub City," refers its ideal central location for distribution and logistics. [1] Various grains, livestock, oil and gas, potash, uranium, wood and their spin off industries fuel the economy. [2]
Fellow, American Society of Agronomy (1993) [1] [5] [10] Fellow, Soil Science Society of America (1993) [1] [10] Distinguished Service Award, Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists (1997) [1] Foundation founded in his honour for University of Saskatchewan students to train in soil sciences at Swift Current (1997) [1] Member, Order of Canada ...
The effects of climate change in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan are now [when?] being observed in parts of the province. There is evidence of reduction of biomass in Saskatchewan's boreal forests (as with those of other Canadian prairie provinces) that is linked by researchers to drought-related water stress stemming from global warming, most likely caused by greenhouse gas emissions.