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        Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Saskatchewan producers have 66 per cent of the hay crop cut and 38 per cent baled or put into silage, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly Crop Report.  See this week's Crop Report.

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Help is on the way for prairie farmers dealing with excess moisture and flooding through the largest and fastest AgriRecovery relief package to date. Visit Saskatchewan Crop Insurance for program information details.

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Saskatchewan Agriculture's primary communications vehicle, for producers, providing production information, highlighting agricultural issues and activities occurring in the province's agriculture sector.

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By late spring, all bait stations should be removed. At this time of year, Richardson's Ground Squirrels (gophers) find more attractive green growth for food, making rodenticides less effective.

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South Korea and Japan are currently experiencing outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease. This disease, if discovered here, would have a severe economic impact on Canada's livestock industry from the loss of export markets.

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Flooded farmland was one of many topics discussed at the Western Premiers' Conference (WPC) in Vancouver today.

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On Monday, June 14, Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud and Crown Investments Corporation Minister and MLA for Kelvington-Wadena June Draude, will tour some of the areas that have received excess amounts of moisture this spring in northeast Saskatchewan.

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With much of the province affected by excessive moisture, the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) is working to help its customers by extending seeding deadlines.

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Livestock producers in Alberta and Saskatchewan facing two years of drought will receive funding from federal and provincial governments to buy feed while damaged pastures recover. See program information web page.

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