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Listen: Pound-Maker looks for new opportunities
Pound-Maker Ag Ventures near Lanigan made the Saskatchewan Business Magazine Top 100 business list in the province again this year.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Pound-Maker President Brad We...
Nov 04, 2019 (submitted photo/Pound-maker Ag Ventures)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday November 4, 2019
Farmers in the Quill Lakes region have faced either drought-like conditions before their first rainfall in June or had fields that have been under water since flooding in 2011.The issue now is snow in...
Nov 04, 2019 ID 87457505 © Kathy (null) Dreamstime.com
Agribition, Saskatchewan Roughriders announce multi-year partnership
Saskatchewan's love of football and agriculture is coming together in a new partnership.The Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) and the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Saturday they're teaming up ahe...
Nov 03, 2019 L-R: Craig Reynolds, president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Chris Lees, president of Canadian Western Agribition, and Chris Lane, CEO of Canadian Western Agribition pose for a photo in their new Agribition-themed Rider jerseys on Nov. 2, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
‘There’s more to Canada than the big cities:’ SARM president
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) have teamed up in a call for some attention from the prime minister.It comes as Justin Trudeau has...
Nov 02, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Agricultural drainage focus of conference
The Saskatchewan Citizens Environmental Alliance is bringing together urban and rural community leaders to discuss their experiences at the Agriculture Drainage and Environment Conference in Regina.Co...
Nov 01, 2019 ID 118983840 © Oticki Dreamstime.com
Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous high school graduation rates.STF President Pat...
Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Listen: A rural voice needed in Ottawa
SARM weighs in on the ways Saskatchewan and Alberta can be heard by the newly elected federal government.President Ray Orb tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access about the ways to improve the relationsh...
Nov 01, 2019 (Twitter/@SARM_Voice)
4-Her's show their colours
4-H Canada officially launched its national Show Your 4-H Colours campaign.This is the kick-off of 4-H month and encourages supporters to wear green, celebrate, and give back to their communities.Show...
Nov 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday November 1, 2019
Raven Industries will take majority ownership of DOT Technology later this month.Money from the purchase will be used to support the continued commercialization and evolution of the Dot Power Platform...
Nov 01, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Research chair wants sustainable, profitable beef industry
The new Saskatchewan Beef Industry Chair at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) will be developing nutritional strategies to improve livestock production while lessening the environmental impact.Ga...
Oct 31, 2019 Gabriel Ribeiro. (submitted photo/University of Saskatchewan)