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Moe shuffles Saskatchewan cabinet
With a very short ceremony and a few handshakes, the pre-election cabinet shuffle for the Saskatchewan government was finished Tuesday.Three ministers moved positions like a merry-go-round: Lori Carr ...
Aug 13, 2019 Premier Scott Moe. (file photo/CJME News Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday August 13, 2019
The federal government is putting $12.4 million into two short-line railways in Western Saskatchewan.One of the projects is in the Leader area while the other is around Unity.The goal for both project...
Aug 13, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Fewer crop hail damage claims in Saskatchewan
The fourth week in July saw a big drop in crop hail damage claims across Saskatchewan.Canadian Crop Hail Association President Rick Omelchenko said in the previous report there were 3,000 claims acros...
Aug 13, 2019 ID 150592039 © Lukas Jonaitis Dreamstime.com
Listen: American politics delays trade deal
There has been very slow progress toward implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.Colin Robertson with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access the...
Aug 12, 2019 ID 714165 © Starfotograf Dreamstime
4-H partners with local clubs for seed sales
A longtime youth organization is launching a national fundraising initiative.4-H Canada, which offers its members a variety of hands on educational programs and aims to let youth learn by doing, will ...
Aug 12, 2019 4-H Canada is offering members a new project. (File Photo/FarmnewNOW)
All-female air ambulance crew makes history in Sask.
History was made in Saskatchewan last week after an air ambulance trip to Buffalo Narrows.It was a day like any other for pilot Tammie Kulyk as she showed up for work on Aug. 2, but she realized the c...
Aug 12, 2019 Saskatchewan air ambulance pilots, from left to right, Tammie Kulyk (pilot), Carly St. Onge (pilot), Crystal Lybeck (flight nurse) and Jen Rondeau (paramedic) pose for a photo. (Submitted photo)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday August 12, 2019
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) took action to protect grain producers who have delivered to ILTA Grain Inc.It's been a month since ILTA Grain was granted creditor protection by British Columbia's...
Aug 12, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Understanding the carbon tax and how it applies to you
With just over two months to go until the federal election, the carbon tax is one of the top issues people are talking about, according to the candidates in the Prince Albert riding.Liberal candidate ...
Aug 09, 2019 (File photo/Nigel Maxwell paNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday August 9, 2019
Harvest operations have started in some isolated areas of the Saskatchewan grain belt.Provincial crops analyst Cory Jacob said early maturing pulse crops and fall-planted cereals have been combined."T...
Aug 09, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW staff)
Mental health program green lighted for 2020
A pilot project designed to help producers and relieve stress on the farm will soon be available in more Saskatchewan communities. The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMA) and Farm Credit Canada (FCC)...
Aug 09, 2019 (File photo/ farmnewsNOW Staff)