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‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season
Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...
Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Agriculture featured in Japan, Korea visit
Saskatchewan agri-food products will be front and centre during a trade mission to Japan and South Korea.Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison will be highlighting Saskatchewan agricul...
Jun 04, 2019 (Saksit Choeiklin/Dreamstime.com)
Ranchers struggle with dry pastures, bad hay conditions
The spring of 2019 has proven to be incredibly dry in Saskatchewan.Now the record low moisture has cattle ranchers reassessing their herds as hay conditions deteriorate."There may not be much hay at a...
Jun 04, 2019 (submitted photo/CJME News Staff)
Thunderstorm welcomed by most, although not all
Prince Albert was treated to a healthy dose of precipitation Monday, as a thunderstorm cell moved through the area, bringing with it much needed moisture.According to Terri Lang, a meteorologist with ...
Jun 04, 2019 Lightning toppled a tree near P.A. resident Chris Knight's home during last night's thunderstorm. (submitted photo/Chris Knight)
4-H Beef Club kick off Stampede Week with cow competition
The Meadow Lake 4-H Beef Club showed off their hard work recently at the Meadow Lake and District Arena.There were 25 members of the 4-H Club, ages ranging from six to 21, brought in their cattle for ...
Jun 04, 2019 Hayes Siklenka and his steer waiting for the judges at the Meadow Lake 4-H Achievement Day. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Expert urges homeowners to take steps to protect against flooding
Saskatchewan will join jurisdictions across the country in a push to update flood plain maps and a Canadian researcher says it may be the push many homeowners need to protect themselves against floodi...
Jun 03, 2019 Flash flooding washed out parts of 8th Street in Saskatoon June 22, 2018. (Daniella Ponticelli/650 CKOM)
Loan money for farmers available June 26, Ottawa says
Agriculture producers will have to wait another 3 1/2 weeks before they see loan money from the adjusted Advance Payments Program, Ottawa announced Monday.In an emailed media release, federal Agricult...
Jun 03, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Sask. cannabis company bought out to make infused beer, wines
With the purchase of a local cannabis producer, a beer and wine company could bring Saskatchewan to the forefront of cannabis-infused beverages.The Hill Street Beverage Company out of Ontario has sign...
Jun 02, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM)
Wet weather in the U.S. drives markets
It is a full bore weather market that has caused big movement in grain prices.Soil moisture in the United States' grain growing areas has never been this wet and seeding has never been this poor at th...
Jun 01, 2019 (Roman Volskiy/Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan takes federal carbon tax fight to Supreme Court of Canada
The Saskatchewan government has filed notice that it is taking its challenge of the federal carbon tax to the Supreme Court of Canada.Justice Minister Don Morgan says the province will ask the high co...
May 31, 2019