Tag Archives: Agriculture

A renowned environmentalist is in Saskatoon today to give a talk about the future of agriculture in a growing world. Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore said a century ago most of the world's people w...

The federal NDP is making an election promise to reopen the century-old tree nursery at Indian Head. "We've committed to opening it on a cost-recovery basis to be operated either by government or by a...

SaskMilk is calling the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP) a "draw" for dairy farmers in Saskatchewan. The deal reached Monday reduces or eliminates barriers on a staggering array of Canadian e...

Harvest is well on its way to being done in many parts of Saskatchewan.   Dry weather this week has helped spur things along. Across the province, 74 per cent of crops are in the bin, with anothe...

Saskatchewan's government is all for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the premier, who says if Canada isn't involved, the consequences could be dire.   In a statement release Wednesday...

A goat whose weekend ended with an "arrest" in a Martensville Tim Hortons was allegedly kidnapped from a nearby rodeo. RCMP were called out to remove the disobedient "kid" who was taking a nap in the ...

Tiffany Martinka wants to challenge the stereotype that only men work in the fields.   "All my life I've seen women behind the scenes being an important part of the farm decision-making," said th...

Wet weather is slowing down harvest this week and leaving farmers to keep busy with repairs and errands as they wait for the fields to dry. The latest provincial crop report says 52 per cent of the ha...

Harvest is more than half done in Saskatchewan despite extra moisture in the fields. The latest crop report shows 52 per cent of the 2015 crop is combined and 30 per cent is swathed or ready to straig...

It was a frosty night for at least four communities in Saskatchewan. Spiritwood was the coldest community, according to Environment Canada. It dipped to -3 C. Both Loon Lake and Key Lake dipped below ...