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Agribition elects executive, records profit

Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) has elected its new leadership team.Chris Lees of Arcola was elected president. Lees has been involved with CWA since the beginning in 1971, in several different capa...

Apr 11, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Food centre helps recipes go from family favourite to market

For more than 20 years, the Saskatchewan Food Centre has helped take recipes and turn them into products on store shelves."Your grandma's favourite relish recipe to any crazy hair-brained scheme or id...

Apr 11, 2019 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark (left) tours the Saskatchewan Food Centre in March 2019. (Sask. Food Centre/Twitter)

Prince Albert Exhibition Centre hosts Agriculture Education event

The Prince Albert Exhibition Association hosted over 700 kids for its annual AgEd showcase.Katie Wilson, who is a director with the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre and organizes the event told paNOW t...

Apr 11, 2019 Over 700 kids came through the doors at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre to learn about agriculture (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

New tool in the weed control battle

A common practice on Australian farms is being tested in Saskatchewan.The Seed Terminator is a type of multi stage hammer mill installed at the rear of a combine with the goal to destroy weed seeds in...

Apr 11, 2019 (submitted photo/Josh Lade)

Lobby group expects Tote Road corridor to be upgraded by 2021

Expected market growth and increased transportation are two positives noted from those pushing for upgrades to the Tote Road corridor. Several people attended an open public meeting on the subject hos...

Apr 10, 2019 The Generations Events Centre in Nipawin was filled to the back with spectators for the public meeting regarding the Tote Road corridor. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Pork industry welcomes federal money

The federal government will provide roughly $6 million to help the pork industry boost production, strengthen public trust and expand markets for Canadian pork.The Canada Pork Excellence platform is c...

Apr 10, 2019 (submitted photo/AAFC)

SaskPower carbon tax to be retroactive to Jan. 1

There's going to be an extra, extra charge on Saskatchewan power bills as of April.The carbon tax will start showing up on bills for this month, but so will a retroactive charge for the carbon tax for...

Apr 10, 2019 A SaskPower truck responds to a service call in Regina on Dec. 6, 2018. (Evan Radford/CJME News)

The future of ag is in the air

Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles are becoming increasingly popular on the farm.While it's a great way to take fun pictures of your family or farm yard or shoot videos, there are many benefits to the...

Apr 10, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Farmers frustrated with canola trade dispute

China's decision to block imports of Canadian canola products is a significant threat to Canada's agriculture industry.That was the message from farmers appearing at the House of Commons Agriculture C...

Apr 09, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Tick season starts in Saskatchewan, peak still a month off

Warmer spring temperatures have begun to stir up American dog ticks in Saskatchewan.You may start to see the ticks on yourself or pet dogs now, but peak season is still about a month away, according t...

Apr 09, 2019 American dog tick. (submitted photo/wiki commons)