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Harvest lagging behind five-year average
Recent rainstorms in the province have delayed harvest throughout Saskatchewan. According to the provincial government's weekly crop report, farmers currently have just over one per cent of the 2019 c...
Aug 15, 2019 (Government of Saskatchewan/Submitted)
More moisture needed to help Sask. crops develop, gov't says
Saskatchewan producers may have been pleased with the rain that fell in the past week, but they could use more. "Although this additional rainfall has alleviated concerns of dry conditions in some are...
Jul 04, 2019 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
Feed supply running low as producers try to save pastures
Glenda-Lee Vossler, DiscoverMooseJaw.com A lot of livestock producers are evaluating their options as their feed supply starts running low. It doesn't matter if you're in the beef industry, or you wor...
Jun 19, 2019
Farmer 'not panicked yet' but looking for rain in dry spring
While the weather around Regina has beachgoers in high spirits, concern is starting to creep into the minds of farmers. Environment Canada's forecast on Wednesday called for temperatures around 30 C a...
May 29, 2019 (Jake Leguee/Submitted)
Calls more than double for Farm Stress Line
It seems more and more farmers are reaching out for help and grabbing hold of a phone. In the 2018-19 fiscal year, the Farm Stress Line got 757 calls, more than twice as many as the 320 calls it recei...
May 29, 2019
Sask. minister pushing for resolution to China canola dispute
Saskatchewan's minister of trade and export development is calling for federal action as China continues its ban on imports of Canadian canola seed. "This has the potential to cost our farmers and ag ...
Apr 11, 2019 (L-R) Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Saskatchewan Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit met with the media on Friday, March 29, 2019 (Chris Carr/650 CKOM).
Farmers demand strong political response to expanding trade obstacles for Canada
OTTAWA - Canola farmers whose livelihoods have been targeted by China in its feud with Canada say it's time for the federal government to be aggressive at the political level in its fight against a gr...
Apr 09, 2019 Canola grower David Reid checks on his storage bins full of last year's crop of canola seed on his farm near Cremona, Alta., Friday, March 22, 2019. Canola seed exporters report Chinese companies -- one of their major markets -- have stopped buying their product, according to an industry group. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Sask. farmers face uncertainty amid China canola ban
Concern is growing over China's expanded ban on Canadian canola seed. "This is dramatic. It is a huge issue for us to work with. That's everyone all within the value chain: The farmer working with the...
Mar 25, 2019 (
Farmers' cardlock fuel may not be carbon tax exempt: APAS
The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is asking the federal government to review the carbon tax's farm fuel exemption, after discovering a potential problem in the legislation....
Mar 11, 2019
Sask. ag minister offers help to feds on China canola issue
Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is concerned about canola exports and said China's decision to pull Richardson International's permit to ship there could have huge implications for the province. O...
Mar 05, 2019 Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Dave Marit speaks to the media in the rotunda of the legislative building on March 5, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Trudeau's behaviour after leaving office isn't endearing him to the public
Sarah Mills says the former PM has skied with a prince, appeared on Instagram with a backwards cap alongside his popstar...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, April 17
On Friday's show, Evan entertains the question of whether Pierre Poilievre should step down as Conservative Party leader...