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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 7, 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 5, 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 5, 2026
Alberta's Smith to meet with U.S. officials next week amid trade war
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to meet with U.S. officials next week, after recently saying she wants to see Canada double down on diplomacy and avoid any further escalations of thei...
Aug 28, 2026
Sask. farmers making progress, but harvest lags behind long-term averages
Saskatchewan farmers took advantage of warm weather over the past week to make good progress on harvest, but despite the headway, producers are still well behind the long-term averages. According to t...
Aug 27, 2026 The quality of the harvested winter crop varies throughout the province, the ministry noted, due to differences in rainfall and growing conditions seen throughout the season. (650 CKOM file photo)
The president says the U.S. doesn't need anything from Canada. Exports say otherwise.
OTTAWA - "WE DON'T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!" U.S. President Donald Trump's social media post this week was a continuation on a theme he's maintained throughout the trade war: that his country doesn'...
Aug 26, 2026
Ottawa to hit U.S. back with tariffs on steel, aluminum, smartphones and golf clubs
OTTAWA - The federal government hit back at the latest escalation in the trade war with the United States on Tuesday, announcing plans to hike American steel and aluminum tariffs from 25 to 50 per cen...
Aug 25, 2026
B.C. issues protection order for Salmon River watershed as fish spawn
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has issued a new temporary protection order for the Salmon River watershed, where chinook salmon have returned to spawn. The Ministry of Water, Land and Reso...
Aug 19, 2026
Cool weather slows the start of harvest on Saskatchewan farms
Cooler weather over the past week has slowed harvest progress on farms across Saskatchewan, but the change in the weather came with some benefits as well. According to the latest crop report from the ...
Aug 13, 2026 Saskatchewan’s harvest is behind the five-year average of six per cent and the 10-year average of five per cent, but slightly ahead of the one per cent completion recorded at the same time in 2025. (Ashley Heavin/Submitted)
Man from RM of Martin charged after allegedly altering cattle brands
A 52-year-old man from the RM of Martin is facing charges after an investigation into a case of alleged fraud involving cattle brands. According to the Saskatchewan RCMP, officers got a report about f...
Aug 12, 2026 “Investigation determined that 99 head of cattle carried an altered brand being applied over-top of the original brand,” the RCMP said. “The remaining 98 were branded fraudulently with a new brand.” (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
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