Tag Archives: agriculture

Summer is just winding down but harvest is already underway. Farmers have nine per cent of the crop combined and 10 per cent swathed or ready to straight-cut.   The five-year average at this time...

Faba beans may be something you've never heard of but they seem to be taking the agriculture world by storm. According to Agriculture Saskatchewan, the faba bean is an ancient small-seeded relative of...

The Quill Lakes are getting close to overowing which could potentially send salt water downstream into Last Mountain Lake. Jason Friesen's farm has been in the family for more than 100 years, but in t...

There will be a second free fishing weekend in Saskatchewan after extreme wildfire conditions hampered the first weekend. Anglers will be able to reel in fish without a licence on Aug. 29 and 30. Othe...

It's a place where fluffy white sheep and little spotted goats gobble treats from the hands of excited kids, while the bray of a donkey incites giggles in another corner of the big outdoor tent.The pe...

Some small towns in Saskatchewan might not be able to have pit parties as their rural municipalities struggle with a gravel shortage. Some areas are driving as far as 80 kilometres to truck gravel in,...

Saskatchewan farmers have been asking for rain all summer, and mother nature answered the call earlier this week."Between Monday and Tuesday, we had two-and-a-half inches of rain," said Dan Howell who...

With $37 million coming from Ottawa, the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) looks to build a one-stop shop for famers looking for ways to improve their crop and ensure global food security. Announced...

For the second time in less than a month, there's a case of anthrax in Saskatchewan. Laboratory results from July 28 confirmed anthrax has killed at least one cow and is the suspected cause of de...

As rain pours over Saskatchewan, some crop farmers say it's a little too late.In Shellbrook, about 130 kilometers north of Saskatoon, Kerry Peterson runs a 6,000 acre operation. He said the 30-degree ...