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Listen: Weed control in canola continues as weather improves
Warmer temperatures and lighter winds have helped canola development. Alice McFarlane talks to Ian Epp an agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada for west-central and northwest Saskatche...
Jun 23, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday June 23, 2020
The provincial government is supporting the 2020 Bridge2Food Virtual Plant-Based Foods and Proteins Summit going on this week.Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison said the demand for ...
Jun 23, 2020
Unifor members ratify refinery deal
It took 196 days locked out and the vote of 730 workers but finally the deal is done.Unifor Local 594 members have ratified a tentative agreement with the Co-op refinery.In a news release, the union w...
Jun 22, 2020
Listen: High numbers of diamondback moth and aster leaf hoppers
There has been a larger and earlier migration of aster leaf hoppers and diamondback moths into Saskatchewan this year.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to entomologist Tyler Wist about the implicat...
Jun 22, 2020
Clare’s Law to take effect without RCMP participation: Province
Clare's Law is set to come into force in Saskatchewan, but one police service has indicated it won't participate in the protocol.On Monday, the provincial government issued a media release about the I...
Jun 22, 2020
Plant protein processing gets financial boost
The federal government is providing roughly $100 million for a new protein processing plant in Winnipeg.Merit Functional Foods will construct a commercial-scale protein extraction facility that will p...
Jun 22, 2020
University of Saskatchewan hopes to become Canada’s first state of the art road safety research hub
If all goes as planned, by September the University of Saskatchewan could have the Country's first state-of-the-art road safety research hub.It will be located in the Health Sciences Building and will...
Jun 22, 2020
Saskatchewan’s surgery backlog frustrating for those waiting for relief
Most Canadian patients are waiting longer than the recommended time frame for their surgeries, according to the Canadian Institute for Health Information.The COVID-19 pandemic is doing nothing to spee...
Jun 22, 2020
SJHL return to play proposal sent to SHA, waiting on approval
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) has a plan to make sure a full season is played in 2020/2021.A proposal has been put together by the league and sent to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (...
Jun 22, 2020
Keep Families Active
Canadian families are closer physically than they have been in generations as we stay home to overcome the of-19. pandemic. It means that a family's influence is more important than ever, but it can b...
Jun 22, 2020