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Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from a dairy farm in the Hague area Wednesday, as fire crews worked all afternoon and night to contain a large bale fire.Members of the Hague Fire D...
May 30, 2019 (Facebook/ Hague Fire Dept.)
The provincial government is phasing in mandatory training for farmers who drive semi trailers for agriculture operations.Starting March 1, 2020 farmers with an "F" endorsement on their existing licen...
May 29, 2019 (Danahann/Dreamstime.com)
Starting on March 1, farmers and agricultural producers in Saskatchewan will need to complete commercial semi driver training if they want to use semis to haul their products.The province announced th...
May 29, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Three years after surprising Saskatoon with six shows in four days, Saskatchewanians will once again get a chance to see Garth Brooks at home - this time, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina. Brooks will take...
May 29, 2019 Garth Brooks is bringing his Stadium Tour to Regina in August.
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are calling on the federal government to better support Canadian farmers who they say are more at risk of mental-health issues like stress, depression and suicidal th...
May 28, 2019
As the trade stalemate continues with China, work goes on to find new market opportunities for Canadian canola.One area of diversification would be in the domestic market and canola-based biofuels.Can...
May 27, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) was eager to sift through a national study on rural crime when it was released earlier this week.President Ray Orb was expecting a binder of...
May 25, 2019 SARM President Ray Orb speaks in Regina on Dec. 4, 2017. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
An extended dry weather trend in the prairies could be here to stay.Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Trevor Hadwen said typically wet and drought cycles last for long peri...
May 24, 2019 Dry conditions can have very negative impacts on agriculture industry. (submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)
It appears the Chinese market may be closed to Canadian canola for some time yet.The Canola Council of Canada held a webinar this morning to update producers and industry on the trade situation with C...
May 24, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
The Saskatchewan RCMP revealed Thursday that its officers laid more than 1,600 charges for various offences on the province's highways during the May long weekend.In a media release, the RCMP said it ...
May 23, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)