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A dry year has left Saskatchewan dealing with fires in its north, and near drought in the south. The fires are subsiding up north due to efforts by people on the ground, as well as rainfall. In much o...

Most Saskatchewan farmers have been asking for rain for months and a recent downpour is exactly what the doctor ordered.Dan Howell said a storm went through Lumsden last weekend dropped up to two-and-...

As concerns regarding a feed shortage continue in Saskatchewan, the province is offering some help to ranchers.On Tuesday, Environment Minister Herb Cox and Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced...

Anthrax has killed two bison and is suspect to have caused the deaths of seven other bison northwest of North Battleford.Saskatchewan Agriculture is out with a warning for producers to be on the looko...

Crops are coming up in Saskatchewan short, thin, and starting to flower early.The latest crop report from the province says areas in west-central Saskatchewan received up to two inches of rain last we...

If you've been buying beef lately, you might be excused for thinking ranchers are rolling in cash.But a Saskatchewan cattle producer says that's just not the case.Les Johnston of Nisku Farms said it's...

Saskatchewan farmers need rain, and they need it soon.Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture crop specialist Shannon Friesen said the hot weather is causing some crops to flower too early.She said that ...

The dry spring is extending into a dry summer, and ranchers in Saskatchewan could lose money and even cattle. The hay and forage crops in Saskatchewan have been "severely reduced", according to t...

German potash company K+S is rejecting a takeover bid by PotashCorp of Saskatchewan (PCS) saying the offer was too low."The proposed offer of 41 euros per share doesn't reflect the value of K+S and is...