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Tag Archives: Agriculture
Sask. government touts big increase in ag exports to Vietnam
The Government of Saskatchewan is touting a major increase in the value of the province's agri-food exports to Vietnam. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Saskatchewan exported $46 million in a...
Apr 10, 2024
Additional payments coming to Sask. livestock farmers through feed program
More money is coming to drought-stricken producers enrolled in the 2023 Canada-Saskatchewan Feed Program. The federal-provincial program was launched in October to help maintain Saskatchewan's breedin...
Apr 08, 2024
Five things to know about Canada's lucrative baby eel fishery
HALIFAX - Tiny, translucent baby eels, called elvers, are back in the news after two Mi'kmaq men from Nova Scotia reported being detained by federal fisheries officers and then left far from home at 1...
Apr 04, 2024
Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report
EDMONTON - Last year's record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades to come, says a new report. And the assessm...
Apr 04, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers looking to new growing season
Saskatchewan farmers are cautiously optimistic as they look to the future. They were forced to deal with a drought last year, and now, with a lack of snow and a warmer-than-usual winter, that could be...
Mar 25, 2024 The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says farmers are optimistic as the 2024 season approaches. (980 CJME file photo)
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot produc...
Mar 21, 2024
What you need to know about Saskatchewan's provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its provincial budget Wednesday afternoon, outlining its revenue, spending and priorities for the year ahead. Here's what you need to know: Classrooms Thanks to a...
Mar 20, 2024
Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries
HALIFAX - Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province's wineries said undercut their operations. Premier Tim...
Mar 19, 2024
Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15B irrigation project
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation, a move Premier Scott Moe says will help fulfil a dream not fully realized. Moe announced Thur...
Mar 14, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers look back on not-so-snowy winter
After an anything-but-normal winter, Saskatchewan farmers are beginning to look at what comes next. The latest runoff report from the Water Security Agency says some parts of the province are expected...
Mar 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: When a DIY project tests your patience
Sarah Mills says couples may have good intentions when starting a home reno project, but time, kids and life get in the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 11
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about public art in Saskatoon, finds out about a Canadian helping rebuild Ukraine, the lo...