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Saskatchewan farmer/educator named Farm & Food Care 2025 Champion
Each year for the past decade, Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan has recognized someone who engages the public about agriculture. Sandra Hessdorfer, the recipient of the Champion Award, is involved in a...
Oct 08, 2025

Kamloops-area regional district launches agricultural recycling pilot program that provides compactors to farms and ranches
KAMLOOPS - Farms and ranches within the Thompson-Nicola Regional (TNRD) have easier access to recycling their bale wrap and silage bags and covers.The TNRD and Clearnfarms - an organization that recyc...
Oct 08, 2025
Pause extended indefinitely for Sask. Crown land sales
An auction of Crown land has been stopped in its tracks this month, after the premier announced an indefinite extension of the pause on Crown land sales.In 2023, the provincial government announced a ...
Oct 08, 2025

Advisory committee to study Saskatchewan farm land ownership legislation
A Farm Land Ownership Advisory Committee has been established to provide feedback on legislation. Saskatchewan Agriculture Daryl Harrison said the committee will meet with stakeholders in October and ...
Oct 06, 2025

Saskatchewan recognizes Agriculture Week
During the week of Oct. 5 to 11, Saskatchewan's agriculture and food sector is celebrated for its important role in the provincial economy. Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison said the week brings awa...
Oct 06, 2025

Poultry service expands into Manitoba
A company that provides poultry catching and handling services will expand into Manitoba. Under the agreement, Elite Services (Elite) will assume full responsibility for poultry services operations pr...
Oct 03, 2025

Farmland values rise in first half of 2025: FCC report
Canadian cultivated farmland values rose by an average of 6.0 per cent in the first half of 2025, according to the mid-year farmland values review by Farm Credit Canada (FCC). This is a modest increas...
Oct 03, 2025

Maple Leaf Foods completes pork spinoff of Canada Packers
Maple Leaf Foods Inc. says it has completed the spinoff of its pork operations into Canada Packers Inc. Common shares of Canada Packers started trading yesterday on the Toronto Stock Exchange under th...
Oct 03, 2025

Saskatchewan farmers move closer to wrapping up harvest
Warm and dry weather across Saskatchewan allowed producers to stay in the field longer and get more of their crop in the bin. Combining is at 84 per cent complete, which is a 16 per cent increase from...
Oct 02, 2025

Short-term hunting for antlerless elk in parts of Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan is implementing a short-term hunt for antlerless elk in an effort to address concerns around elk damage to agriculture. Environment Minister Travis Keisig said the hunt ...
Oct 02, 2025