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Professor met with acceptance, criticism at climate change in agriculture presentation
A professor giving a presentation on climate change and agriculture was met with acceptance and some criticism Wednesday at the Western Canadian Crop Production show. University of Regina's David Sauc...
Jan 15, 2020 A nearly full crowd gathered to hear David Sauchyn's presentation on climate change in agriculture in Saskatchewan on January 15, 2020. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Report suggests agriculture needs changes to save climate and farmers
Farming needs to change to help save the climate and farmers themselves, says a national agriculture group. A report released Wednesday by the National Farmers Union concludes that some elements of ol...
Dec 11, 2019
Growing season in 2019 'could have been worse' says weather and markets analyst
Saskatchewan producers had a tough 2019 due to unfavorable conditions, but one market analyst says it could have been worse. Speaking at the Farm Forum Event Thursday at Saskatoon's TCU Place, Directo...
Dec 5, 2019 Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm presented to
the 2019 Farm Forum Event at TCU Place on December 5, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
WATCH: Giant wild pig chases cattle on Sask. pasture
Despite a distinct size advantage, a group of cattle northwest of Prince Albert wanted nothing to do with a wild pig that wandered onto their pasture. Retired teacher Ron Craswell was driving kids hom...
Nov 29, 2019 Wild pig on a pasture northwest of Prince Albert on November 13th, 2019 (Ron Carswell)
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
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