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Tag Archives: Agriculture
Farmers in southeast, southwest Saskatchewan facing different situations
After last year's drought, Lee Stanley is saying something he never thought he would say again. "It seems strange to say after last year, but we were happy to miss the rainfall this time," Stanley tol...
May 02, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Money available for Sask. ranchers who suffered losses during storms
Livestock producers whose herds were impacted by the recent snowstorms in southeastern Saskatchewan can get help from the provincial government. The Provincial Disaster Assistance Program (PDAP) can b...
Apr 28, 2022 Cattle at the Canadian Western Agribition. (Logan Stein/980 CJME)
Poultry farmers tightening up as bird flu arrives in Saskatchewan
Poultry producers in Saskatchewan are having to keep their eyes a little wider and look a little sharper at their flocks after avian flu was identified in two different poultry flocks in the province ...
Apr 21, 2022
Mid-April snow pushing back seeding for many southeast farmers
On Saturday, Lee Stanley had his yard all plowed and cleaned out from the three-day blizzard last week. Then that night, a whole new storm moved in and lasted to the next afternoon. "It's starting to ...
Apr 19, 2022 (Lee Stanley/Submitted)
Cases of bird flu confirmed in Sask.
The brutal wave of bird flu that has devastated commercial poultry farms across North America has spread further in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said it detected the highly...
Apr 18, 2022
Farmers growing anxious due to CP Rail labour dispute
The work stoppage at Canadian Pacific Railway is leaving many farmers worried about the upcoming growing season. A lack of railway transportation is set to have an impact on farmers across the board, ...
Mar 21, 2022
Sask. crop insurance average coverage to reach record level in 2022
The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation's average coverage is to hit a record high in 2022, but premiums also are increasing. The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan on Tuesday announced covera...
Feb 22, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
'The importance of agriculture in the economy': Expert talks exports in Sask.
After consecutive years in which Saskatchewan's agricultural exports set records, some experts think it will be challenging to keep up that trend. Kevin Hursch, an agriculture journalist and farmer, b...
Feb 15, 2022 Todd Lewis' farm in Gray, SK. (Libby Giesbrecht/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan set record for agricultural exports in 2021
Saskatchewan's agricultural producers contributed to a provincial record in 2021. According to the provincial government, Saskatchewan's agricultural exports last year were worth $17.5 billion. That b...
Feb 14, 2022 (980 CJME file photo)
Co-op to build canola crushing, renewable diesel plant in Regina
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) unveiled plans to develop an agriculture complex north of the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina Monday. The "integrated agriculture complex" will include a renewab...
Jan 17, 2022 (Federated Co-op Limited/Twitter)
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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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