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COVID-19 continues to cause volatile cattle markets

Prices for Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices have been mixed.In the latest Ministry of Agriculture report, the 400 to 800 lbs weight categories for steers increased while heavy weight steers over 800 ...

Apr 29, 2020 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan Summer Games postponed to 2021

The 2020 Saskatchewan Summer Games have been postponed to next year, due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19.Originally scheduled to take place in Lloydminster from July 26 to Aug. 1, t...

Apr 29, 2020 The medals will have to wait until next summer to be handed out, after it was announced the Saskatchewan Summer Games will be postponed to July 2021. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Summer Games)

Layoffs coming to some employees at U of S as early as May 4

An undetermined number of layoffs will be coming to some employees at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S).Gord Hunchak, the U of S chief communications officer, told 650 CKOM that the total number...

Apr 29, 2020 (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)

Loon Lake boy a winner in RCMP Name the Puppy 2020 contest

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police announced the winners of the 2020 Name the Puppy contest. The winning names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Services Training Centre in 2...

Apr 29, 2020 The 2020 Name the Puppy contest. (Submitted photo/ RCMP)

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 29, 2020

McDonald's Canada will start importing beef as Canada's beef supply chain struggles to meet current demand amid COVID-19.The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian beef, said in ...

Apr 29, 2020 ID 89369913 © Dusan Kostic Dreamstime.com

Unifor holds drive-by rally at legislature

Hundreds of vehicles turned out with horns blaring and Unifor flags flying to drive past the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday.Workers stayed in their trucks in a parade held at the same ...

Apr 29, 2020 Unifor Local 594 held a drive-by rally at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on April 29, 2020 to demand action from the government to end the lockout at the Co-op Refinery. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)

Beef demand changes with pandemic

Retailers are beginning to adapt to the prospect of fewer cattle being processed.Canada Beef President Michael Young said packers are sending out more bone-in cuts to retail outlets as a way to keep p...

Moe ‘less positive’ about possibility of large gatherings at events

Scott Moe hasn't ruled out a summer including CFL games at Mosaic Stadium, Country Thunder in Craven or Canada Day festivities around Saskatchewan.But he hasn't exactly told people to buy their ticket...

Apr 28, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Brewers help raise money for struggling colleagues through beer sales

Saskatchewan's craft brewers are filling kegs to help fill the wallets of struggling brewers.The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a "Please Refrigerate This Beer For Charity" - a six...

Apr 28, 2020 The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a beer to help raise money for struggling breweries across the province. (Pile O' Bones/Facebook)

Big game draw set to open May 1

Saskatchewan hunters looking to go after big game can throw their names into the hat next month.The province's big game draw will open May 1 and close on May 25. The results of the draw are expected t...

Apr 28, 2020 The provincial government is reminding hunters about the importance of taking part in the hunter harvest survey. (submitted photo/Parks Canada)