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Sclerotinia and clubroot in Saskatchewan

Roughly 100 farmers heard the province's plant disease specialist share information on two of the most serious diseases in canola crops. Barb Ziesman told the producers at Top Notch Farming in Melfort...

Feb 14, 2020 Provincial Plant Disease Specialist Barb Ziesman. (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Friday February 14, 2020

Manitoba commodity organizations have voted in favour of amalgamating.Groups representing corn, flax, sunflower, winter cereals, barley and wheat producers passed a resolution during meetings in Winni...

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CN shuts down eastern rail network, FSIN and Hoback weigh in

Canadian National Railway Co. says it must shut down its entire train network in Eastern Canada due to protesters blockades.The company says that means stopping all transcontinental trains across its ...

Feb 13, 2020 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)

SaskPower, electrical workers agree to new labour contract

Unionized electrical workers at SaskPower have a new contract with the company that takes them through to the end of 2022 and gives them a seven per cent wage increase spread out over six years.The Cr...

Feb 13, 2020 (Evan Radford/CJME News)

Conciliation report urges teachers, government to meet on classroom issues

Teachers and the government are not on the same page in terms of writing classroom size and composition into a contract, but both sides agree on the urgency of meeting to address those issues beyond t...

Feb 13, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Radon presents serious risk for Saskatchewan citizens

One in three homes in Saskatchewan has dangerous levels of radon, according to a Lung Association of Saskatchewan study.That number is even higher in Regina, where about 50 per cent of homes are affec...

Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday February 13, 2020

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers (WCWG) group is increasingly concerned over the illegal blockades stopping rail traffic across Canada.WCWG Saskatchewan Director Daryl Fransoo said blockades stoppin...

Export insurance and code of practice receive $1.2 million

The groups that speaks for Canada's crops sector will receive federal funding to develop an insurance plan against the unpredictability of export customers.Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister M...

Feb 12, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Unifor again found guilty of contempt of court, fined $250K

The union representing employees at the Co-op refinery has been fined for a second time as a result of its actions during the ongoing lockout.In a written judgment released Wednesday, Court of Queen's...

Feb 12, 2020 The barricade at Gate 7 of the Co-op refinery on Feb. 12, 2020. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Listen:Farm group looks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A new group is calling for incentives to encourage farmers to adopt new technology to fight climate change.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access discusses the new organization and its goals.alice.mcfarlane@j...