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Saskatchewan's Crop Diagnostic School will be an online event for the second year in a row due to the pandemic.Ministry of Agriculture crops extension specialist Allie Noble tells Alice McFarlane with...

MELFORT, Sask. - The country's farmers are recycling agricultural plastic jugs at record levels.Cleanfarms said the number of containers turned in last year was 76 per cent. That is compared to 71 per...

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - As Arbor Week is celebrated across Saskatchewan this week, with Arbor Day on May 28, Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie said people may not realize just how much trees benefit the ...

MELFORT, Sask. - World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has recognized Canada as negligible risk for Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) president Bob Low...

MELFORT, Sask. - Rain slowed seeding progress in Saskatchewan this last week but there weren't many farmers complaining.Crops Extension Specialist Matt Struthers compiles the weekly crop report for th...

MELFORT, Sask. - Sun West School Division has apologized to the agriculture community for a sign at Outlook Elementary School.The school was inundated with calls asking about the message saying farmin...

MELFORT, Sask. - A Davidson area farmer may not be able to take credit for the much needed rain on the weekend.But Rob Stone's Twitter challenge to other farmers to give money to charities in return f...

MELFORT, Sask. - The United States is escalating its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border. The U.S. Trade Representative's office said it wants a dispute se...

LETHBRIDGE, AB - 2020 was a challenging year for most businesses, but a new report from Stats Canada shows that many farmers were able to thrive in the pandemic era.Across the country, the realized ne...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The latest crop report from Alberta Agriculture says while some parts of the Peace Region got rain last week, other parts did not.The May 18 crop report includes a map of moist...