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Harvest 42 per cent complete in Saskatchewan
A stretch of warm weather helped Saskatchewan farmers make significant progress with harvest during the week. In the weekly crop report issued Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture said 42 per cent of...
Sep 08, 2022
Crop report shows harvest progressing well, but still behind five-year average
Harvest is almost a quarter complete in Saskatchewan, but it's not going as quickly as previous years. That's according to the provincial crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the...
Sep 01, 2022 (650 CKOM file photo)
Farmers continuing to battle grasshoppers, hopeful for good harvest season
If you've walked near a field across Saskatchewan lately, chances are you've heard the sound of grasshoppers emanating from somewhere inside of them. The little critters have taken over farmers’...
Aug 30, 2022
Progress of harvest in Saskatchewan matches five-year average
Harvest is right on schedule in Saskatchewan. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, harvest is 16 per cent done in the province, matching the five-year average for this...
Aug 25, 2022
Agriculture ministry urges caution after anthrax kills nine animals in RM of Piapot
After confirmed cases of anthrax caused the deaths of nine ruminant animals in the southwestern RM of Piapot, Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture is warning producers to be on the lookout for signs...
Aug 24, 2022 Cattle in a Saskatchewan field. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
Harvest off to slow start in Saskatchewan
Harvest in Saskatchewan is well behind last year’s pace. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said one per cent of the crop has been harvested, down from seven per cent at the ...
Aug 11, 2022
Nutrien names new president and CEO
Nutrien's interim CEO is the company's new president and CEO. The Saskatoon-based company announced Monday that Ken Seitz had been named to the post. He was named the interim CEO on Jan. 4, after Mayo...
Aug 08, 2022
Harvest begins in parts of Saskatchewan
Harvest has just kicked off in some areas the province, particularly in the west central and southwest regions of Saskatchewan where crop development is most advanced. According to the weekly Crop Rep...
Aug 04, 2022 Saskatchewan producers harvest at sunset. (Darren Sproat/Instagram)
Some crops in Sask. in excellent condition: Ministry of Agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture says some crops in Saskatchewan are in excellent condition as many farmers prepare to take off a better crop than they had in 2021. In the weekly crop report, the ministry ...
Jul 28, 2022
Provincial ag ministers 'disappointed' with federal fertilizer emissions target
The agriculture ministers from Saskatchewan and Alberta have roundly condemned the federal government's target to reduce emissions from fertilizer use. The federal government has set a goal of reducin...
Jul 22, 2022 (Adrienne Ivey/Submitted)
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