You must get rid of gophers before they ruin your lawn. There are both preventive and reactive methods that are effective; ...

Nicole Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The World-Spectator Producers in the Moosomin area are eligible to access ...

Producers want emergency access to strychnine for Richardson's ground squirrel control after Alberta and Saskatchewan ...

Producers in the Moosomin area are now eligible to access 2% liquid strychnine for controlling Richardson’s ground squirrels (RGS) after Saskatchewan and Alberta received approval for a revised joint ...

Health Canada will allow Alberta farmers and ranchers to use strychnine until late 2027 to control damaging and costly ...

Prairie farmers say a move by Ottawa to temporarily lift a ban on a rodent poison is a good start to address rampant gopher ...

Wildlife advocates say Ottawa's authorization of the emergency use of strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan to target gophers is a disappointing reversal of a previous decision rejecting its use.

The federal government is allowing the temporary use of a rodent poison to help farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan deal with ...

Farmers in some areas of Saskatchewan will once again be allowed to use strychnine to kill gophers. While agricultural groups and farmers applaud the move, some experts say the original ban was a good ...

Agricultural producers in Alberta and Saskatchewan can temporarily use strychnine for gopher control after the federal government reversed a ban on the rodent poison this week. Recent infestations of ...

The federal government has approved the limited, temporary use of strychnine in Saskatchewan and Alberta, responding to mounting pressure from farmers dealing with a surge in Richardson Ground ...