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Producers anxious to get grain moving by rail again
It's already been a very difficult year for prairie farmers. The CN Rail strike was yet another blow. The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Todd Lewis, said t...
Nov 26, 2019 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
Sask. premier urges federal government to intervene in CN Rail strike
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the federal government should already be working towards ending the CN Rail strike. Moe says he has spoken to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Intergovernmental ...
Nov 22, 2019
Provincial agriculture minister calls for quick end to CN strike
While he didn't explicitly call for CN workers to be ordered back on the job, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said he wants to see the labour dispute resolved by the end of the week. If ...
Nov 20, 2019
CN union members’ strike will reduce farmers’ market access
From trade disputes with China to bad harvest weather to shrinking market access, this year’s farming season keeps getting worse for agricultural producers. That was the case again Tuesday, as a...
Nov 19, 2019
Sask. gov’t launches new growth plan, targets population, jobs and exports
Premier Scott Moe has a blueprint for the province over the next decade. On Thursday, his government released Saskatchewan's Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020. "Our province has seen unprece...
Nov 14, 2019
Harvest nearing the finish line in Sask.
The rain stayed away last week, allowing combines to keep rolling across the province. The weekly crop report from the province has harvest at 83 per cent complete, up from 69 per cent the week before...
Oct 24, 2019
Moisture keeping combines off the field in Sask.
Frost, rain and snow continue to keep harvest in Saskatchewan from making progress. The provincial government's weekly report shows that only 55 per cent of crops are in the bin. The five-year average...
Oct 10, 2019
Snow no help for Saskatchewan farmers
It's no secret that this has been a very frustrating harvest season for Saskatchewan farmers. Early in the growing season they dealt with drought. Then when the rain finally came, it seemingly didn't ...
Sep 30, 2019
Sask. harvest still behind average despite progress
A stretch of warm and dry weather allowed most producers to return to the field last week, however harvesting continues at a slow pace. According to the weekly crop report from the province, 39 per ce...
Sep 26, 2019
Kansas farmers try to brighten spirits during harvest season
Three brothers in Kansas are trying to find something positive as farmers deal with a challenging harvest season. It comes as the latest Saskatchewan crop report shows just 23 per cent is in the bin, ...
Sep 21, 2019 Farmers struggling with harvest shared photos of stuck tractors after a parody video by a Kansas family. (Will Kemp/Facebook)
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