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Agribition turns attention to 2020 celebrations
As another edition of Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) wrapped up on Saturday there was already a lot of talk about next year when the show celebrates its 50th anniversary. CWA Agribition President C...
Dec 02, 2019 (AliceMcFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture scholarship advances industry
The 2020 Saskatchewan Agriculture Student Scholarship Program is now accepting applications from students entering an agriculture-related post-secondary program.Students are invited to submit a three-...
Dec 02, 2019 Caylee Dorval. (submitted photo/Ministry of Agriculture)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday December 2, 2019
Alberta MP John Barlow has been named the conservative shadow minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.Barlow most recently served as the shadow minister for employment, workforce development and labour,...
Dec 02, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Ford, Moe and Higgs to announce deal on development of small nuclear reactors
Three of Canada's premiers will announce Sunday a plan to fight climate change by working together on small nuclear reactors, a company that's developing the technology said Saturday.New Brunswick-bas...
Dec 01, 2019 New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs (left), Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. (Canadian Press)
Agribition: How cows get immunized
When you need to get immunized you go to the doctor for a shot, but cows get a much larger needle fired from a dart gun.Graham McKenzie with Target Cattle Company is selling remote drug delivery syste...
Nov 30, 2019 Graham McKenzie (L) and Dale Watson (R) at the Target Cattle Concepts booth at Agribition. (Andrew Shepherd/CJME)
Pulse tariffs are the new reality
It appears India will not have a third straight good pulse crop harvest.An extended monsoon season delayed planting and that puts the crop at risk of heat damage during flowering in a few months.CEO a...
Nov 29, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Honey production lower
It was a disappointing year for many honey producers on the Prairies. Production was only 80 per cent of normal.Saskatchewan beekeepers have been attending their annual meeting yesterday and today in ...
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WATCH: Melfort area man's video of close brush with deer goes viral
It's not every day you experience a close encounter with a deer. It's even more rare to have one close enough to reach out and grab it by the horns.But that's exactly how close Glen Fredin got as he w...
Nov 29, 2019 (submitted photo/Glen Fredin)
First Nations communities calling for government support for suicide problems
Chiefs and council members from Saskatchewan First Nations communities gathered for a media conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) office in Saskatoon on Thursday.Among th...
Nov 29, 2019 Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Ron Mitsuing (left), FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt (middle) and Fond du Lac Chief Louis Mercredi (right) gathered at the FSIN office in Saskatoon to address the growing suicide concerns in Saskatchewan First Nations communities on Nov. 28, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 29, 2019
Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) held another successful bison show and sale.There were 45 animals in the ring with an average price of just over $4,000 per head. Saskatchewan Bison Association Presi...
Nov 29, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)