Tag Archives: Agriculture

Farmers who grow lentils can now knock back a beer made with their product.   A new lentil cream ale is now made at Regina's Rebellion Brewery. The Saskatchewan-grown pulse replaces the rice or c...

Saskatchewan farmers are almost finished harvest with 97 per cent of the crop in the bin -- up from 91 per cent last week.   According to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report, the five-y...

There will soon be some new rules and regulations regarding who can own farmland in Saskatchewan.   On Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart introduced amendments to The Saskatchewan Farm Se...

Harvest is nearly wrapped up, with 91 per cent of the 2015 crop now combined, slightly behind the five-year average of 93 per cent. Of the crops, 95 per cent of durum, 93 per cent of barley, 91 per ce...

Three young girls have been killed in a farm accident near Withrow, Alta. Rocky Mountain House RCMP say the three girls were playing on a loaded truck of canola at a family farm on Tuesday evenin...

With the Thanksgiving weekend here, many people took advantage of the final outdoor Regina Farmers' Market of the year. A number of people lined City Square Plaza Saturday to stock up on baked goods, ...

A pumpkin shortage is expected to hit the United States this fall after a poor growing season, but there are plenty to carve and cook in Saskatchewan. Joan Merrill, co-owner of Robertson Valley Farms,...

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...