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Harvest nears halfway mark in Sask. as wet conditions cause delays
Harvest is nearly halfway complete across Saskatchewan, but persistent wet conditions continue to cause delays on many farms. According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agri...
Sep 24, 2026 High temperatures are expected over the weekend and into next week, which the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture said should give farmers a window to make more progress or wrap up harvest operations for the season. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
Federal government defends closure of seven research facilities
OTTAWA - The federal government will not reverse a decision to close several agricultural research facilities across the country, a move the opposition Conservatives are calling a threat to Canada's f...
Sep 23, 2026 Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Heath MacDonald rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Ontario farmers looking for help amid record diesel costs
WALKERTON - Ontario farmers are looking for help as the cost of diesel hits record levels amid the war in Iran that has disrupted global crude oil shipments. Jesse Kenwell runs a cash crop and cow-cal...
Sep 22, 2026
B.C. minister Popham won't run for a sixth term, deepening snap election speculation
VICTORIA - B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham says she won't run for a sixth term, deepening speculation about a snap election being called. Popham's announcement follows the resignation of Opposition ...
Sep 21, 2026
Moe warns 'blood potash' part of Trump's planned deal with Belarus to thwart Canada
REGINA - As U.S. President Donald Trump works on a deal to buy potash from Belarus to lessen dependence on Canadian fertilizer, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is warning that the eastern European coun...
Sep 21, 2026
Harvest well behind schedule in Sask. as rain stalls operations
Harvest in Saskatchewan continues to lag well behind the long-term averages, as widespread rainfall stalled operations on many farms. According to the latest crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry...
Sep 17, 2026 The ministry says excessive rainfall in some areas has affected gain quality, adding that crop yields and quality are quite variable “due to differences in rainfall throughout the growing season.” (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Sask. harvest 27 per cent complete, far behind long-term averages
Harvest is more than a quarter complete across Saskatchewan, but a difficult season has put the province's farmers well behind the long-term averages. According to the latest crop report from the Mini...
Sep 10, 2026 “Large amounts of precipitation were recorded throughout the province and field work will be on hold until it is dry enough to continue,” the ministry wrote in its report. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan boosts AgriStability payments after spring flooding
The provincial government is providing financial relief after spring flooding gave the growing season a rough start, leaving about 500,00 acres unseeded. On Sept. 3, Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food ...
Sep 07, 2026 A farm in the RM of Garden River in May 2026, underwater from spring flooding. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Dairy farmer turned Liberal MP vows to be voice for tariff-hit Quebec region
OTTAWA - Newly elected Liberal MP Daniel Gobeil says his experience as a dairy farmer and agricultural leader will help him be a voice in Ottawa for a Quebec region on the front lines of the Canada-U....
Sep 05, 2026
Canadian wool and yarn producers look to untangle themselves from the U.S.
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs have led to a tangle of red tape and extra expenses for Canadian wool producers and hobbyists, and some are walking away from their U.S. customers altoge...
Sep 05, 2026
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