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Spring seeding 18 per cent complete across Saskatchewan: Crop Report
Producers across Saskatchewan are already making good progress on spring seeding. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture's first Crop Report of the 2025 season, which covers the week en...
May 08, 2025 Saskatchewan farmers are making good progress on seeding thanks to warm, dry conditions across much of the province. (Vadyuhin/Depositphotos.com)
SaskPower shares tips to help farmers stay safe during seeding
Spring is a hectic time on farms around Saskatchewan as seeding gets underway. SaskPower is reminding producers to take the extra time to focus on safety during seeding, as equipment coming into conta...
Apr 28, 2025 Last year, SaskPower recorded 262 farm-related incidents involving power infrastructure – a slight drop from the 268 incidents recorded in 2023. (650 CKOM file photo)
'It feels personal': Canadian farmers cope with Chinese tariffs on canola and peas
MOOSE JAW - Canola runs deep on Margaret Rigetti's farm in southern Saskatchewan. Her grandfather was among the first to grow the bright yellow flowering crop in the 1970s, and it has been a staple ev...
Apr 27, 2025
Ranchers concerned after case of bovine tuberculosis detected in Saskatchewan
Cattle ranchers in Saskatchewan were hoping to start the season on a high note, but now they are facing concerns around a serious disease. According to Chad Ross, chair of the Saskatchewan Cattle Asso...
Apr 24, 2025 A case of bovine tuberculosis in east-central Saskatchewan was detected by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency last fall. (650 CKOM file photo)
Prioritizing on-farm safety for the next generation
By Alice McFarlane A fun and interactive program is available to help farm families start important conversations about safety. The BASF Safety Scouts program provides 2,000 BASF Safety Scout and BASF...
Apr 14, 2025 (Canadian Agricultural Safety Association)
CN and CPKC Rail end carbon tax surcharges
By Alice McFarlane The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has done something it hasn't done in a long time. APAS applauded the positive steps taken by CN and CPKC to eliminate t...
Apr 14, 2025 (ID 150475972 © Ricky Deacon Dreamstime.com)
Sixteen Grains: Building a legacy of food, family and tradition
Imagine a slow Sunday morning. The sun streams gently through the kitchen window, casting a warm, golden glow on the wooden table. The smell of pancakes, fresh off the griddle, fills the air. The soun...
Apr 11, 2025 Sixteen Grains is a century farm. The land has been in Tricia Dery's family for more than 100 years. Her parents and brother are heavily involved in the family business. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
Manitoba offers $13 million with more to come for planned grain centre
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is putting up $13 million for a centre aimed at helping grain producers find new international trading partners. Cereals Canada, a national industry group, announced...
Apr 10, 2025
Saskatchewan short lines get a financial boost from the province
By Alice McFarlane The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways increased its contribution to the short-line railway industry in the spring budget. The Short Line Railway Improvement Program (SRIP) will rece...
Apr 09, 2025 (Northern Lights Rail/Submitted)
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next
VANCOUVER - There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw milli...
Apr 06, 2025 Biosecurity warning signs are seen on a locked gate at a commercial poultry farm in Abbotsford, B.C., in November 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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