Tag Archives: Agriculture

It has already been a very difficult year for prairie farmers. The CN Rail strike was yet another blow. Todd Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), said...

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the federal government should already be working towards ending the CN Rail strike. Moe says he has spoken to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Intergovernmental ...

While he didn't explicitly call for CN workers to be ordered back on the job, Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said he wants to see the labour dispute resolved by the end of the week. If ...

From trade disputes with China to bad harvest weather to shrinking market access, this year's farming season keeps getting worse for agricultural producers. That was the case again Tuesday, as about 3...

Premier Scott Moe has a blueprint for the province over the next decade. On Thursday, his government released Saskatchewan's Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth 2020. "Our province has seen unprece...

The rain stayed away last week, allowing combines to keep rolling across the province. The weekly crop report from the province has harvest at 83 per cent complete, up from 69 per cent the week before...

Frost, rain and snow continue to keep harvest in Saskatchewan from making progress. The provincial government's weekly report shows that only 55 per cent of crops are in the bin. The five-year average...

It's no secret that this has been a very frustrating harvest season for Saskatchewan farmers. Early in the growing season they dealt with drought. Then when the rain finally came, it seemingly didn't ...

A stretch of warm and dry weather allowed most producers to return to the field last week, but harvesting continues at a slow pace. According to the weekly crop report from the province, 39 per cent o...

Three brothers in Kansas are trying to find something positive as they deal with a challenging harvest season with a parody music video. It comes as the latest Saskatchewan crop report shows just 23 p...