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Crops further along due to sweltering heat and lack of moisture
Many advanced crops around Saskatchewan are under duress from the sweltering, dry heat, with the potential for yields to decline. Any moisture received wouldn't help advanced crops at this stage, but ...
Aug 01, 2024
Leaders in Sask. agriculture remember MLA Lyle Stewart
Leaders in Saskatchewan's agriculture industry are sharing stories and impressions of former provincial minister Lyle Stewart after his death from cancer. Stewart was the MLA for Thunder Creek and the...
Jul 31, 2024 Lyle Stewart resigned from his seat in the legislature in March 2023 because of his health problems. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
Farmers markets and business groups feuding with Loblaws after disparaging text ad
Recent ads from Loblaw Co. urging shoppers to skip the line at their local farmers market and visit its budget subsidiary NoFrills instead are an attack on groups that already struggle to sell their p...
Jul 27, 2024
Extreme heat has some Saskatchewan producers concerned
Many producers in southern and western Saskatchewan are concerned after another hot, dry week. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which covered the week ending on Mo...
Jul 25, 2024
Sask. farmer weathers heat wave while harvest looks promising
The hot weather is nice if you're out on the lake or tanning on the beach, but some Saskatchewan farmers are hoping to see temperatures drop by a couple degrees. "If I were to ask for an ideal tempera...
Jul 22, 2024 Fenek Farms north of Regina is already making hay. (Kaleb Sebastian / 980 CJME)
Sask. celebrates the old and new at Ag in Motion 2024
It's time again to celebrate everything farming at Ag in Motion - the largest outdoor farm expo in Western Canada. Located at Discovery Farm Langham near Saskatoon, the 610 acre property will host ove...
Jul 16, 2024
Sask. crops in good condition despite challenges from weather
Saskatchewan's crops are generally in good condition despite weather-related challenges producers have faced this season. According to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, which co...
Jul 11, 2024
Environmental group buys Fraser River island near Chilliwack, B.C., to protect salmon
VANCOUVER - An ideal natural salmon habitat of gravel beds and side channels on British Columbia's lower Fraser River will be protected by the purchase of a private island by an environmental organiza...
Jul 08, 2024
Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout
VANCOUVER - Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer. Maybe a salad? "They play so nicely togeth...
Jul 04, 2024
End of cool, rainy weather could be on the way in Saskatchewan
As the calendar switches from June to July, many Saskatchewan residents are still wondering when summer is going to start. June brought cooler than normal temperatures to the province, along with some...
Jul 03, 2024 According to Environment Canada's David Phillips, the cool, rainy weather could soon be coming to an end in the province. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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