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Tag Archives: Agriculture
SARM says federal fuel taxes put Sask. farmers at a disadvantage
Fuel regulations coming into effect Saturday will put more pressure on the already-strained finances of Saskatchewan farmers, according to SARM. The clean fuel standards, which are meant to reduce gre...
Jun 29, 2023
Prairie provinces, feds push for more First Nations farming
Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba have joined forces with the federal government on a push to get more Indigenous people active in the agriculture sector. The four governments recently completed a co...
Jun 27, 2023
Seeding wraps up across Saskatchewan
The 2023 crop is in the ground. Seeding is 98 per cent complete across Saskatchewan, according to the latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, and rain showers that moved through the provi...
Jun 22, 2023
'The Saskatchewan area is our dream:' Ukrainian vendor prepares for farm show
Vendors are getting ready for the 45th annual Canada Farm Show in Regina. Vendors like Eduard Simson are eager to meet Canadian farmers. Simson is from Ukraine and works with Lozova Machinery. Due to ...
Jun 20, 2023 Eduard Simson travelled from Ukraine to be at the Canada Farm Show. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
Seeding 99 per cent done in Saskatchewan
Seeding is all but complete in Saskatchewan. In its weekly crop report, the Ministry of Agriculture said 99 per cent of the crop is in the ground in the province. "Overall, seeding went very well prov...
Jun 15, 2023 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
Big Bunge-Viterra merger shouldn't affect competition: Analyst
United States-based oilseed crushing company Bunge Ltd. and Viterra Ltd. have sealed a deal to merge and create a $34-billion agricultural powerhouse organization. Viterra is one of North America's la...
Jun 14, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Economic Development Regina study says $11B invested in 2023 spring seeding
It's no secret that agriculture represents a sizable portion of Saskatchewan's economy. According to a report by Economic Development Regina (EDR), Saskatchewan producers are expected to invest more t...
Jun 11, 2023 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Seeding operations nearing completion in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan farmers are nearing the finish line when it comes to seeding. According to the Ministry of Agriculture's weekly crop report, 96 per cent of the crop is in the ground in the province, up f...
Jun 08, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Seeding in Saskatchewan nearly 90 per cent complete
Seeding in Saskatchewan is nearing completion in many areas. In the weekly crop report, which was issued Thursday, the Ministry of Agriculture said farmers in the northwest have 97 per cent of the cro...
Jun 01, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan farmers make 'tremendous progress' in seeding: Crop report
The progress of seeding operations in Saskatchewan nearly doubled over the past week. According to the weekly crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture, farmers made "tremendous progress" in the we...
May 25, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...