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Some damage was seen in 2023 N.E.-SK. Timothy crops. With the dry conditions, growers are advised to check your fields this spring.
SFSDC will send the final schedule and RSVP invitations to growers eligible to participate in the AGM. SFSDC office will send registration instructions via text, email and print newsletter reminder to growers and industry stakeholders. Join us in Whitefox!
Grower feedback requested - changes to rules for pedigreed seed production, Forage and Turf Grasses and Forage Legumes regarding purity.
Field Day at Outlook, SK on July 13 2023. Come and see the first year performance of 28 forage seed grass and legume varieties and elite breeding lines when planted under irrigation.
Watch videos from our 17th Annual General Meeting and Forage Seed Production Forum 2022. We hope you find these videos useful. This video page requires a password.
Thank you to everyone who supported our Annual General Meeting. and Forage Seed Production Forum Monday, December 12, 2022 at the The Evergreen Centre, Nipawin, SK. and December 13 at the Carrot River Curling Club. Growers who contributed check-off to SFSDC and attendees may access recordings of the sessions.
Learn about financial compensation for implementing On-Farm Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Applicants will work directly with their local Prairie Watershed Climate Program coordinator to complete and submit their applications.
Three programs offered: nitrogen management, cover cropping, rotational grazing.
IMPORTANT PROGRAM UPDATE TAKING EFFECT APRIL 1ST, 2023.
Please note the following change to the Prairie Watersheds Climate Program (PWCP) taking effect April 1st, 2023: single use inhibitors will no longer be eligible for funding through PWCP as of April 1.
Intercropping milling oat and perennial ryegrass - does it work? Read more about our ADOPT demonstration at Melfort, SK, 2022.
Showcasing field experiences on seed placement, plant growth regulators and fertility management. Learn from our guest speakers about programs for grower support for ,best management practices - nitrogen management and cover cropping, plus hear and see information about insects and diseases in forage seed grasses and clovers grown in Whitefox-Garrick and Carrot River-Battle Heights and Smoky Burn areas.
Demonstration of night spraying technology for control of lesser clover leaf weevil, Hypera nigrirostris (Fabricius) in single cut red clover, Trifolium pratense L. grown for seed production in Saskatchewan.
On June 21st and 22nd, SFSDC coordinated an On Farm Experiment of night spraying. The purpose is to demonstrate practices for control of the lesser clover leaf weevil in red clover seed production fields while minimizing the impact of insecticide application on natural and commercial pollinators.