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Crop quality concerns

Wet, cool weather continues to slow harvest progress in much of the province. The latest crop report from the Ministry of Agriculture pegged harvest at 55 per cent, well behind the five year average o...

Oct 10, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday October 10, 2019

Registration is now open for the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) winter webinar series.This year topics will range from feed testing to external parasites and other practical, science-based inform...

Oct 10, 2019 (Submitted photo/Kristine Hurd)

Strategies for handling sprouted wheat

Cereal crops are suffering after rain and snow delayed combining and growers are reporting sprouting in wheat both in standing fields and in the swath.That`s when falling number (FN) for wheat is affe...

Oct 09, 2019 ID 59154411 © Alexan24 Dreamstime.com

Changes in the works for distracted driving fines

It seems many drivers in Saskatchewan aren't getting the message when it comes to distracted driving and staying off their cellphones in their vehicles.According to SGI, distracted driving is the No. ...

Oct 09, 2019 Saskatoon traffic officers pull over distracted drivers near 38th Street and Idylwyld Drive on March 7, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)

Northeast communities support Agriculture Month declaration

Northeast mayors gathered on a chilly morning to show their support for agriculture.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talked to Rick Lang, Al Jellicoe and Rennie Harper about the importance of the indust...

Oct 09, 2019 Regional mayors sign the Agriculture Month proclamation: Rick Lang, Al Jellicoe and Rennie Harper

New website provides immediate lab test results for Sask. patients

There is no longer a need to visit the doctor for the sole purpose of learning the results of a laboratory test in Saskatchewan.To save time and provide better access to patients, the province has lau...

Oct 09, 2019 (File photo/CJME News Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 9, 2019

Slow harvests could be a mental health concern for some farmers. The end of September snow threw a wrench into what was an already stressful harvest season. With more rain and snow in the forecast it'...

Oct 09, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Food bank drive shifts into Saskatchewan

A unique program that helps fill up the country's food banks will be rolling through Saskatchewan this week.Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Drive Away Hunger program has been scheduled to make stops in Moo...

Oct 08, 2019 Photo taken during a "Drive Away Hunger" Stop in Hague in 2018. (Facebook)

Listen: Celebrating barley and beer

It's a celebration that most people can get behind.Tomorrow will be the inaugural Canada Beer Day.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Sask Barley vice chair Brent Johnson about the role barley pro...

Unifor workers at SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy not returning to work

As job action continues at the province's Crown corporations, the one thing that's for certain is SaskTel employees represented by Unifor will not be returning to their jobs.On Monday, Unifor said its...

Oct 08, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)