Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud today released an independent review of the proposed acquisition of Viterra by Glencore International.

Five per cent of the 2012 crop has been seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report. See this week's Crop Report.

Today, Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud announced the 10 recipients of the 2012 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship. See our Scholarship Page to view all the winners and read their essays.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is implementing new import measures to protect Canadian livestock from an outbreak of vesicular stomatitis reported in New Mexico, United States.

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4,500 Acres of New Irrigation Capacity
Today, Kelly Block, Member of Parliament for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, on behalf of Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and Thunder Creek MLA Lyle Stewart, on behalf of Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud, announced $9 million in new funding to expand and develop irrigation in Saskatchewan.

Premier Brad Wall today announced that Informa Economics, Inc. will conduct a review of the proposed Viterra acquisition.

Record Crop Insurance funding and a record investment in agriculture research highlight the Saskatchewan Agriculture budget in 2012-13.