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Is federal carbon tax killing jobs? Experts say answer isn’t ‘black and white’
farmREGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the federal carbon tax is killing jobs, but experts and even the province's trade minister say it's not that easy to calculate.The government reports that...
Aug 25, 2019 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe (file photo/CP)

Livestock markets shaken by Tyson plant fire
A fire at a Tyson beef packing plant in Kansas is having an impact on the entire North American livestock industry.The fire partly destroyed the plant on Aug. 9 and Tyson announced it would be shut do...
Aug 23, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Listen: Commodity prices trend lower
AccuWeather is predicting corn yields in the U.S. could be off as much as 20 per cent from last year's numbers.The United States Department of Agriculture is telling a different story. Alice McFarlane...
Aug 23, 2019 ID 126198187 © Roman Volskiy Dreamstime.com

Agriculture Roundup for Friday August 23, 2019
Canadian National Railway has established a committee to find ways to better understand issues affecting the agriculture sector.The CN Agricultural Advisory Council will be led by former Saskatchewan ...
Aug 23, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Listen: Get your farm certified for export to the EU
The European Union could be the next big market for Canadian Canola.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access sat in on a Canola Council of Canada webinar this morning that described the process to make that hap...
Aug 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

RCMP confirms missing teen Mekayla Bali possibly seen in Edmonton
A possible sighting of missing Yorkton teen Mekayla Bali in Alberta is giving her family a fresh glimmer of hope that they'll all be reunited.Bali was last confirmed to be seen the morning of April 12...
Aug 22, 2019 Mekayla Bali. (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Producers tackle pulse crops with harvest underway
It was a relatively quiet week for harvesting with just two per cent of the crop combined.This weeks Ministry of Agriculture crop report said that's behind the five year average of nine per cent.The m...
Aug 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Speeding through work zones remains an issue: SGI
Highway workers in the province are still dealing with people speeding through their workplaces.Numbers released by SGI on Thursday showed that 138 tickets were issued across the province in July to d...
Aug 22, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Saskatchewan government increases juror payments
Saskatchewan jury members will be making a little extra money next month.The jury allowance is being bumped up to $110 per day in both civil and criminal trials.The change is effective September 1.Bef...
Aug 22, 2019 (File photo/ CKOM News Staff)

Quarterback stability helping Riders find success
Consistency is the magic word at the quarterback position for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL team had to deal with a game of quarterback musical chairs last season due to injuries to then-starte...
Aug 22, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)