Please feel free to check out some of these industry links that we have found useful in the past.

Education                                                                                                                      

***  www.haskap.ca    Haskap Canada -The only industry link for all haskap related topics.                               

***  http://www.usask.ca/agriculture/plantsci/dom_fruit/articles.html       U of S Plant Science Department-  Has many updates and fruit articles writen by Dr. Bob Bors, Rick Sawatzky and the rest of the Fruit Scince department.

http://www.gov.sk.ca/services/business   Government of Saskatchewan- See what services the Province of Saskatchewan can offer producers, processors and exporters.

www.cherryproducers.ca  Canadian Cherry Producers- A members assocation that promotes and aids in the research of the U of S sour cherry industry.

www.saskfruit.com  Saskatchewan fruit growers association.  Has many good links to other fruit related articles and websites.

http://www.phytocultures.com/database/contracts/HASKAP%20Publication.pdf  An interesting pdf file on haskap from a plant propagator in PEI, Canada.

Equipment     

www.robertmarvel.com   Sells plastic mulch and irrigation systems

www.southerndrip.com   Where we bought all of our irrigation equipement.  Very helpful at finding the right type of system for your needs.  We went with a solar powered timer and a diesel pump that is hooked up to a battery timer.  The cheapest place we found for buying netafim drip tape.

www.prairieplant.com  Where we bought our plant material from.  Local for Saskatchewan producers.  Very professional and good quality of seedlings.

Government Grants

http://www4.agr.gc.ca/AAFC-AAC/display-afficher.do?id=1181580519716&lang=e  Environmental Farm Plan-  This program along with the PCAB program provides producers information and funding to implement more environmentally friendly methods of farming.  After completing an environmental farm plan we were able to apply for funding that assisted with paying the following:  Fencing, Grass cover, main water lines for watering cattle,  and having a soil and water assesment done along with an engeneering design of a preliminary irrigation system (this assesment is required if you want to apply for an irrigation certificate).  In total we received well over $8000 dollars of assistance for steps we were planning on doing anyways.  This program is currently being re-assesed by the government and may change in the future.

 

 ***Highly reccommended sites