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SARM sounds alarm about drought-like conditions in rural areas
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for action as dry conditions continue in the province. “As of now, approximately 20 rural municipalities have notified SARM...
Jul 20, 2023
Redekop wins environmental sustainability award at Ag in Motion
The Redekop Manufacturing team stood proudly at its tent at Ag in Motion, telling people in the community about its new, award-winning product. At Monday night's Ag in Motion award ceremony, the Redek...
Jul 19, 2023 Redekop’s Kevin Gillespie. (Halyna Mihalik/650 CKOM)
Entomologist at Ag in Motion says grasshoppers worse than previous years
People from the agriculture community streamed through the gates of Ag in Motion on Tuesday in Langham for Western Canada's biggest outdoor farm show. It's a time when experts and farming businesses f...
Jul 18, 2023 Meghan Vankosky, entomologist. (Halyna Mihalik/ 650 CKOM)
Drought prompts Saskatchewan to ask feds for AgriRecovery review
The effects of the drought being experienced by some Saskatchewan producers now are reaching Ottawa. On Tuesday, the provincial government announced it has asked the federal government to conduct an A...
Jul 18, 2023
Local businesses and vendors excited for Ag in Motion
Farmers, vendors and spectators from all over the map are making their way to Saskatchewan this week for the Ag in Motion farm show. Ag in Motion is Western Canada's biggest outdoor farm show and it t...
Jul 18, 2023 The annual Ag in Motion outdoor farming show is held near Langham, west of Saskatoon. (Ag in Motion/Twitter)
Governments provide some relief to farmers amid drought
Many farmers across Saskatchewan are declaring a state of disaster. The ongoing drought in areas of the province has dried out crops and brought in a large number of grasshoppers. "Since the crops wer...
Jul 14, 2023 (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM file photo)
'It's very frustrating:' Farmers bemoan lack of rainfall in Saskatchewan
Ben Wilson says this summer's drought is one of the worst he's ever seen in Dundurn. Wilson, the deputy reeve for the rural municipality of Dundurn, says the most comparable drought years were in 1988...
Jul 13, 2023 Ben Wilson's canola field on July 13, 2023. (Shane Clausing/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan farmers 'hoping for rain immediately:' Crop report
Some farmers are feeling the pinch as rural municipalities across Saskatchewan declare emergencies due to drought conditions. "Dry conditions are impacting parts of the province and many producers are...
Jul 13, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
RM of Dundurn declares agricultural disaster
The dry conditions across the province have become dire for some ranchers and farmers in Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, the Council of the RM of Dundurn declared an agricultural disaster as a result of t...
Jul 13, 2023
Crops progressing quickly, but more rain needed: Crop Report
Crops across Saskatchewan are progressing quickly, thanks to warm temperatures and widespread rain, but more moisture is needed in many parts of the province. That's according to the weekly Crop Repor...
Jul 06, 2023 According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan's 2023 harvest is more than half complete. (650 CKOM file photo)
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