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Saying thank you to farmers and ranchers is the plan for the annual Steaks and Stems producer appreciation nights. The events will be held next month in Tisdale, Prince Albert and North Battleford.Alo...

Amid frustrations from customers and the solar power industry, the minister responsible for SaskPower has committed to moving up the timeline on a new net metering program.Last week, SaskPower announc...

Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Quill Lakes Watershed Association chair Ian McNichol about the financial impact of flooding.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @AliceMcF

Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to increase on Oct. 1.It's to go up by 26 cents per hour to $11.32 per hour. The change - the 11th in the province since 2007 - was announced in June."Our government...

A new survey conducted earlier this month shows Canadians don't put food and agriculture too high on the election list.The survey was completed Sept. 9 and released this week by Angus Reid Global alon...

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau made his first stop in Saskatchewan on the federal campaign trail on Thursday evening, hosting a town hall in Saskatoon amid a cloud of controversy.The event, held ...

The Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) took over the administration of the feral wild boar program in 2015 from the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM).Concerns were ra...

As a result of poor harvest weather, grain futures have built significant premiums in the market.Commodity futures advisor with P.I. Financial in Regina, Adam Pukalo tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Acce...

Grain futures are stuck in neutral.Wayne Palmer is the senior analyst with Exceed Grain Marketing. His daily report indicated all the grains will close the week basically unchanged unless there are dr...

A recent A&W advertisement filmed at the July 20 Saskatchewan Roughrider football game outside Mosaic Stadium raised the ire of some cattle producers who felt the burger chain was leveraging the b...