The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation has been a part of Saskatchewan since 1960. When it was first introduced, crop insurance covered 25 areas of the province and insured just three crops. Today insurance is offered province-wide on more than 20 crops with new crops and varieties added yearly. (More History) (more...)
The Action Committee on the Rural Economy (ACRE) set out a blueprint for its work over the next two to four years at a meeting in Regina yesterday and today. ACRE will recommend strategies to government to drive sustainable economic development and develop the competitiveness of Saskatchewan products. What is the problem?
The prices at which farmers sell agricultural products are low. For example, barley and wheat have had a rise of 5 cents per kilo and in turn the products manufactured by these products have risen 10 cents a majority and so it is with most things. You pay little for the products it sells to farmers, but later, when buying what is done with these products, we see that the price has risen sharply.
In the area of agricultural science and technology, China is gradually approaching the world advanced level. The rate of contribution which progress in science and technology contributes to agriculture has reached 42%. The departments of agricultural science and technology have achieved significant successes in biological techniques, the latest technology and basic research. (more…)
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