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Agriculture Roundup for Monday December 9, 2019
Todd Lewis has been re-elected to a fourth term as president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Lewis farms at Gray, southeast of Regina, and was first elected president in lat...
Dec 09, 2019 ID 18946704 © Knapjames Dreamstime.com
U of S leads study on service animals for veterans with PTSD
The University of Saskatchewan is leading a program that focuses on helping veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).It will examine the link between service animals and problematic ...
Dec 08, 2019 Dr. Colleen Dell is on the University of Saskatchewan team leading a study on service dogs and veterans with PTSD. (University of Saskatchewan)
Diet plays factor in mental health, says nutritional therapist
Watching what you eat could be a big step towards better mental health, according to a nutritional therapist.Kristina Virro, a registered dietitian and therapist with Fresh Insight, told Brent Loucks ...
Dec 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Get holiday mail out the door soon, says Canada Post
All those holiday gifts need somebody to deliver them and chances are it's Canada Post getting them to their destination."We see volumes increase drastically this time of year," Bob Vibert, the manage...
Dec 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News)
‘3-day wonder’ cold-snap expected to hit Sask.: Environment Canada
Environment Canada is predicting a deep but brief cold snap coming to large portions of Saskatchewan over the weekend and early into next week.The weather agency is forecasting daytime highs of -16, -...
Dec 06, 2019 Regina's Wascana Park in early February 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)
Prairie leaders forum discusses trade, harvest and support programs
Prairie farm leaders met in Regina to discuss harvest challenges, trade and business risk management programs.It was part of a forum during the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS...
Dec 06, 2019 (Twitter/@APASGenMgr)
Listen: Intercropping growing in popularity
We're seeing more mixed grain intercropping in Western Canada. Lana Shaw, research manager with the Southeast Research Farm at Redvers talks to Alice McFarlane with Ag Access about options available t...
Dec 06, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday December 6, 2019
A Muenster area farmer will stay on the board of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) for another term.Four candidates ran for three positions during the fall election. The succ...
Dec 06, 2019 ID 23685410 © Kanlayavadee Thephasdin Na Ayuthaya Dreamstime.com
Listen: New facility to produce vaccines more quickly
The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) said the construction of a pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility will speed up the testing of new vacc...
Dec 05, 2019 ID 69576209 © Benjamas11 Dreamstime.com
Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.
Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan.In her 2019 report, w...
Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)