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Agricultural Safety Week urges farms to make safety a daily priority
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Agricultural Safety Week urges farms to make safety a daily priority

Canadian Agricultural Safety Week will run March 15 to 21, with organizers urging farmers, ranchers, workers and rural communities to make farm safety a year-round focus.

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AG OPINION: On shooting messengers and wild pigs
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

AG OPINION: On shooting messengers and wild pigs

It’s been a year since our last agricultural feature – and what a year it’s been. The cattle industry is on fire – in the good way this time.

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Women’s farm work often goes unseen, safety campaign says
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Women’s farm work often goes unseen, safety campaign says

Women remain essential to the success of Canadian farms, but much of their contribution still goes unrecognized, according to material released for Canadian Agricultural Safety Week.

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Prairie grower groups fund research projects targeting canola diseases
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Prairie grower groups fund research projects targeting canola diseases

Three projects intended to deal with the canola disease verticillium stripe stand out among 11 research programs that a prairie growers consortium is funding this year.

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Canada’s beef herd responding to expansion signals
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Canada’s beef herd responding to expansion signals

The numbers are in and it’s official – Canada’s beef herd is growing for the first time since 2018. “The market has been extremely strong, and rightfully so. There's some profit potential…

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Fire prevention on the farm
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Fire prevention on the farm

Farms contain many fire hazards; even one small spark can quickly lead to devastating losses. Use this 10-step checklist to help keep your farm fire-free.

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Looking forward to the promising future of China–Canada Agricultural Cooperation
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Looking forward to the promising future of China–Canada Agricultural Cooperation

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, accompanied by Premier Scott Moe, paid a successful visit to China in January. During the visit, the two sides issued a joint statement…

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Researcher warns prairie wild pig populations growing despite eradication claims
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

Researcher warns prairie wild pig populations growing despite eradication claims

Canada’s wild pig problem may be more difficult to eradicate than some organizations acknowledge. Researchers studying the invasive species say populations continue to expand…

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High insect pest pressure reported across Saskatchewan in 2025
Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26 Ag Safety, Agriculture The Oyen Echo 3/15/26

High insect pest pressure reported across Saskatchewan in 2025

Workers found significant levels of grasshoppers in west-central Saskatchewan and strong populations of bertha armyworm moths and cabbage seedpod weevils in much of the province last year.

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