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Harvest 93 per cent complete in Saskatchewan as farmers near the finish line
Harvest is nearly complete across Saskatchewan, and farmers are taking advantage of dry conditions as they work to get their operations wrapped up. According to the weekly crop report from the Saskatc...
Oct 09, 2025 The ministry said yields are above historical averages for most crop types, but the yields vary greatly across different areas, due to varying levels of rainfall and other regional challenges. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Farmer and educator Sandra Hessdorfer named Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan's 2025 Champion
Each year for the past decade, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has recognized someone who engages with the public about agriculture. Sandra Hessdorfer, the recipient of this year's Champion Award, is ...
Oct 08, 2025 (Sandra Hessdorfer/Submitted)
New website delivers advanced tools and data for pulse crop producers
A digital platform has been launched to help pulse producers select the best varieties for their specific growing conditions and locations. The Pulse Variety Hub serves as a central resource where far...
Oct 03, 2025 ID 69411355 © Dimbar76 Dreamstime.com
Sask. producers make good progress, 84 per cent of harvest complete
Farmers across Saskatchewan were busy over the past week, as harvest operations continue across the province. According to the most recent crop report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, wh...
Oct 02, 2025 Harvest is furthest along in the southwest (87 per cent), but the west-central and northwest regions are close behind (86 per cent). (650 CKOM file photo)
Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes
HALIFAX - This summer's prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Bluebe...
Sep 30, 2025
An Alberta farm is home to Beef, the world's tallest steer
VULCAN, ALBERTA, CANADA - It was love at first sight when Jasmine Entz locked eyes with Beef's scrawny, slimy body covered in straw that had emerged from the womb at the first slip of dawn in August 2...
Sep 27, 2025
Sask. harvest 68% complete, but lagging behind long-term averages: Crop report
Harvest in Saskatchewan is 68 per cent complete, up from 53 per cent a week ago, but a number of factors are slowing down producers' progress as they work to get the 2025 crops into the bin. According...
Sep 25, 2025 Saskatchewan producers made good progress on harvest over the past week, but progress is still well behind the five- and 10-year averages. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Where's the beef? Sask. man charged after allegedly stealing cattle in Sedley area
A 62-year-old man from the RM of Francis is facing criminal charges after an investigation into missing cattle. According to the RCMP, officers got a report saying the animals were missing from an acr...
Sep 24, 2025 The RCMP said the six stolen animals were recovered after an investigation. (650 CKOM file photo)
Beef prices to stay high for 'next couple of years': Cattle association
Beef will remain an expensive item on grocery store shelves for the next few years, according to a Saskatchewan rancher. Joleen Shea, vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Cattle Association, joined the Greg...
Sep 24, 2025 Joleen Shea, vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Cattle Association, said it will take a couple of years for ranchers to replenish their herds and beef prices to come down. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest
The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Mond...
Sep 23, 2025 Karen Espersen, right, the co-owner of Universal Ostrich Farms, speaks with supporters with her daughter, Katie Pasitney, at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, as the Canadian Food Agency prepares to cull 400 of the farm’s ostriches this week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
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