Close-up shot of a pocket gopher pocking its head outside its burrow - James Cruz/Getty Images If you've noticed gophers in your yard, along with damaged plants and missing bulbs, chances are you are ...

Gophers are a common and destructive garden pest. A farmer shared some of his top tips for removing them from a garden with ...

The federal government has approved the limited, temporary use of strychnine in Saskatchewan and Alberta, responding to ...

After hearing concerns from farmers, the province submitted a request to Health Canada last week, asking for the area to be ...

Ottawa is authorizing the controlled and time-limited emergency use of strychnine to address millions of dollars worth of damage in Alberta and Saskatchewan caused by an infestation of Richardson's ...

Farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta are cleared to use strychnine this year and next year against gophers wrecking their ...

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

The Richardson's ground squirrel destroys crops and creates burrows that can damage machinery and endanger livestock. The use of strychnine to control their numbers is no longer legal.