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Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture<br />

Saskatchewan Agriculture Regional Offices<br />

provides publications and personal service on a range of<br />

topics. Specialists in Crops, Forage, Livestock and Farm<br />

Business Management are available to assist you at the<br />

following Regional Offices:<br />

Kindersley<br />

306-463-5513<br />

Moose Jaw<br />

1-866-457-2377<br />

North Battleford<br />

306-446-7962<br />

Outlook<br />

306-867-5575<br />

Prince Albert<br />

306-953-2363<br />

Swift Current<br />

306-778-8285<br />

Tisdale<br />

306-878-8843<br />

Watrous<br />

306-946-3220<br />

Weyburn<br />

306-848-2857<br />

Yorkton<br />

306-786-1531<br />

Agriculture Knowledge Centre 1-866-457-2377<br />

The Agriculture Knowledge Centre provides agricultural<br />

information and advice to farmers, ranchers and the<br />

agriculture industry on topics such as crop and livestock<br />

production; new research and technology; government<br />

programs and services; and farm business management.<br />

The Agriculture Knowledge Centre’s resource agents and<br />

specialists are committed to providing expert technical<br />

information and excellence in client service.<br />

Crop Protection Laboratory 306-787-8130<br />

The Crop Protection Laboratory offers a range of diagnostic<br />

services to assist in the identification of problems associated<br />

with all agricultural crops and forage. The major areas of<br />

expertise include weed, insect and plant disease identification<br />

and herbicide resistance screening.<br />

A Crop Protection Laboratory submission form should be<br />

completed fully and included with each sample to provide<br />

important background information for a more accurate<br />

diagnosis. Crop Protection Laboratory submission forms and<br />

instructions on submitting samples can be found at<br />

www.saskatchewan.ca/agriculture and search “Crop<br />

Protection” or email croplab@gov.sk.ca for a full list of services<br />

and fees.<br />

Pesticide Residue Analysis<br />

(herbicide, fungicide or insecticide)<br />

ALS Labs 1-306-668-8370<br />

www.alsenviro.com<br />

Additional Information<br />

For more information on herbicides, pesticides, pesticide<br />

safety and weed, insect or plant disease control, consult the<br />

publications available from the Agriculture Knowledge Centre<br />

or visit the Saskatchewan Agriculture website at<br />

www.saskatchewan.ca/agriculture.<br />

You can also find us on Twitter @SKAgriculture.<br />

Major Poison Control Centres<br />

Saskatoon<br />

Royal University Hospital<br />

306-655-1010<br />

1-800-363-7474<br />

Saskatchewan Health<br />

1-866-454-1212<br />

Toxicology Centre<br />

University of Saskatchewan<br />

306-966-7441 or 306-966-7442<br />

tox.centre@usask.ca; www.usask.ca/toxicology<br />

Spill Report<br />

Regina<br />

Regina General Hospital<br />

306-766-4545<br />

1-800-667-4545<br />

Saskatchewan Environment -<br />

www.SaskSpills.ca<br />

1-800-667-7525<br />

This publication was prepared by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture in<br />

co-operation with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, with the<br />

assistance of the Saskatchewan Weed Committee.<br />

Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)<br />

www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pest/index-eng.php<br />

Information service (Ottawa) 1-800-267-6315<br />

Regional Compliance (Saskatchewan) 306-780-5449<br />

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)<br />

Saskatoon Research Centre 306-956-7200<br />

Scott Research Farm 306-247-2011<br />

Melfort Research Farm 306-752-2776<br />

Indian Head Research Farm 306-695-5225

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