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Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020
MELFORT, SASK. - It was a turn around year for a Rivers, Manitoba farmer.Ron Krahn said the 2019 harvest was brutal with crop left out over winter. It was during this time that he found he was struggl...
Dec 30, 2020
2020 a bountiful year for crop production
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - With the year winding down, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture is reporting 2020 a boon for crop production."The whole province of Saskatchewan turned out to have what ...
Dec 30, 2020
Difficult year for cattle industry
MELFORT, Sask. - The year 2020 has been a challenge for many live stock producers.The chair of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association reflected calling it a tough year with the COVID-19 pandemic.Arn...
Dec 29, 2020
Hope and the Future: grain producers have a positive outlook for 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, farmnewsNOW has chosen to produce our usual series of end-of-year stories with a focus on hope ...
Dec 28, 2020
Noble Creek farmers pushing to pay more for water rates instead of new system
KAMLOOPS - Jon Peachey has 280 acres of land in Noble Creek. He cares for about 300 cattle. It's his livelihood, but that is in the balance depending on what the City decides to do with the Noble Cree...
Dec 24, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday December 24, 2020
Melfort, Sask.The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board said meat processing plant workers should be among the first to be given the vaccine to prevent COVID-19.Sask Pork general manager Mark Ferguson s...
Dec 24, 2020
Hope and the Future: grain producers have a positive outlook for 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic makes 2020 a year many may prefer to forget. While we're not out of the woods yet, farmnewsNOW has chosen to produce our usual series of end-of-year stories with a focus on hope ...
Dec 24, 2020
Listen: Proposed Clean Fuel Standard holds potential for canola
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says the proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) will allow canola to be used for biofuel without complex and costly on-farm regulatory burden.CCC Vice President of Publi...
Dec 23, 2020
Prairie farmers support local charities through BASF program
Eight prairie canola growers were able to direct some money to their favourite organizations through the InVigor Community Challenge.In the first year of the program, growers who share their experienc...
Dec 23, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday December 23, 2020
Goat producers have an opportunity to have their say on the draft Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Goats.The public comment period allows anyone with an interest in the industry to share ...
Dec 23, 2020