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Listen: Saskatchewan represented at German agriculture show

Roughly 450,000 people visited AgriTechnica last week in Hanover, Germany.One of the guests was Ag in Motion show manager Rob O'Connor.O'Connor talks about his experiences at the world's leading trade...

Nov 22, 2019 (Twitter/@AGRITECHNICA)

Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 22, 2019

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said the federal government should already be working toward ending the CN Rail strike.Moe said he has spoken to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Intergovernmental Af...

Nov 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan man played a part in getting Frozen 2 to the big screen

There is a local connection to Frozen 2.Andrew Ford from Humboldt did animation for the movie."Just to be a part of it and to be able to animate those iconic characters...I have to pinch myself someti...

Nov 22, 2019 Andrew Ford. (submitted photo)

Farm carbon tax survey launched

An online petition has been launched for farmers to tell Ottawa how much carbon tax they are paying when they dry grain.It can be found at NoFarmCarbonTax.com. Gunter Jochum is President of the Wester...

Nov 21, 2019 ID 10607998 © Arlene Van Der Heyden Dreamstime.com

Saskatchewan has one of the lowest job vacancy rates in the country

Even with a small increase in unfilled jobs, Saskatchewan still has one of the lowest vacancy rates in Canada.A new report for the third quarter of 2019 from the Canadian Federation of Independent Bus...

Nov 21, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Former Humboldt Bronco takes first steps after surgery

Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in April of 2018, was seen in a video taking a few assisted steps Wednesday.Straschnitzki travelled to Thail...

Nov 21, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)

Good yields, poor quality in last crop report

Saskatchewan producers now have 93 per cent of the crop combined. In the final crop report of the season, Crops Extension Specialist Cory Jacob said harvest operations have continued in parts of the p...

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday November 21, 2019

The makers of the herbicide Roundup are being sued.It's alleged Monsanto, and its new owner Bayer, acted with reckless disregard for the safety of Canadians by selling the product.The World Health Org...

Price fluctuations for cattle markets

Feeder cattle prices across Saskatchewan were mixed during the past week.Provincial cattle specialist Leah Clark said similar to last week, feeder steers and heifer prices prices were mixed."Saskatche...

Nov 20, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Bibeau stays in ag portfolio

Status quo for the agriculture department after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named his cabinet today.Marie-Claude Bibeau will remain minister of agriculture after taking over from Lawrence MacAuley i...

Nov 20, 2019 Marie-Claude Bibeau. (Twitter/@mclaudebibeau)