Tag Archives: agriculture

Wet weather is slowing down harvest this week and leaving farmers to keep busy with repairs and errands as they wait for the fields to dry. The latest provincial crop report says 52 per cent of the ha...

Harvest is more than half done in Saskatchewan despite extra moisture in the fields. The latest crop report shows 52 per cent of the 2015 crop is combined and 30 per cent is swathed or ready to straig...

It was a frosty night for at least four communities in Saskatchewan. Spiritwood was the coldest community, according to Environment Canada. It dipped to -3 C. Both Loon Lake and Key Lake dipped below ...

Harvest season is in full swing but recent rains have put some delays on the process. Derek Neurauter, who farms north of Prince Albert by Christopher Lake, is facing an added obstacle this year. Norm...

A Dalmeny care home may have used a chicken farm to destroy sensitive medical records, Saskatchewan's privacy and information commissioner found out during his report into privacy concerns at the home...

Maidstone RCMP is having plant samples tested to determine if they are marijuana or hemp. A farmer in the area came across some plants on Monday that he thought were marijuana growing in his field nor...

The deaths of a grandfather and his grandson this week have left a big hole in the town of Burstall. Dennis Becker, 62, and his 14-year-old grandson, Layne Langridge, died Monday night in a farming ac...

Two people died unloading grain on Monday night near Burstall. The 62-year-old man and 14-year-old boy were emptying a dual hopper semi-trailer full of grain. RCMP officers from Leader were called to ...

Despite some delays this week, many farmers in Saskatchewan are ahead of the game when it comes to harvest this time of year. Sixteen per cent of crops in the province are combined, with 19 per cent r...

It will be another day or so before we know the impact the first frost of the year had on crops in Saskatchewan.   Several places were touched by freezing temperatures this past weekend.   A...