There has been a lot of discussion surrounding a pesky weed called kochia.
Wind helps spread the tumbleweed longer distances and there are more reports of herbicide resistant kochia.

The seed banks are only viable for three years, but it has been discovered forages can compete with kochia in low-lying marginal areas.

Ducks Unlimited Extension Agrologist Jodie Horvath says DU sponsored research projects last year using drones that seeded forages on 14 farms covering a total of 560 acres. She says there were promising results with more drone seeding projects coming up this year.

Saskatchewan farmer Todd Lewis got the call from the Prime Minister himself and will be accepting an appointed to the Canadian Senate.

Lewis is the former president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and current Vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. For the farmer from Gray near Regina, Sask. the title of Senator is something he's still getting used.

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