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More work needed to solve seed royalty debate
Farm groups believe more consultation is needed before any changes are made to funding for research and variety development.The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS), Alberta Feder...
Jan 17, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Cold warnings to be followed by snow and early week warm-up
Following the end of the nearly week-long extreme-cold warning residents of the northern grain belt are going to need their snow shovels.Starting Friday and heading into Saturday, Environment Canada i...
Jan 17, 2020 Environment Canada is predicting a dramatic increase in temperature by early next week. (file photo/Olga Viakter)
Canada to compensate families $25,000 for Canadian victims who died on Flight PS752
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will provide $25,000 to the families of each of the 57 Canadian citizens and 29 permanent residents who died when Iran shot down a Ukrainian passenge...
Jan 17, 2020 (File photo/Canadian Press)
Saskatoon man found guilty for fake Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe
In 2018, Saskatoon's Andrij Olesiuk created a GoFundMe account to raise money for the Humboldt Broncos after their tragic bus crash.But the $3,600 he raised never made it to the team. Instead, it went...
Jan 17, 2020 Andrij Olesiuk was found guilty of two charges relating to a fake GoFundMe account at Saskatoon's Provincial Court on Jan. 17, 2020. (650 CKOM)
Plans for Telemiracle 44 announced Thursday
The 44th edition of Telemiracle was officially launched Thursday in Regina.The Queen City is to be the host city for the 2020 event, which is to be held March 7-8 at the Conexus Arts Centre.All procee...
Jan 17, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday January 17, 2020
Two Saskatchewan investment funds have announced an unspecified investment in Regina-based Degelman Industries.Golden Opportunities, managed by WestCap, said the investment will keep Degelman rooted i...
Jan 17, 2020 ID 40976443 © Justin Brewer Dreamstime.com
Doing the little things right for higher yields
Many farmers attended a session at the Cropsphere conference hoping to learn how to get better pea and lentil crops.Saskatchewan Pulse Growers agronomy manager Sherilyn Phelps' presentation was on max...
Jan 16, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
SaskPower accepting volunteers for early smart meter installation
SaskPower is giving people a chance to volunteer to get a new commercial smart meter installed early this year.Since 2017, SaskPower has installed 8,000 commercial and industrial smart meters across t...
Jan 16, 2020 (Kevin Martel/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan sets daily record for natural gas consumption: SaskEnergy
It's no secret that Saskatchewan is cold right now, but we can now start calling it 'historically cold.'In a media release Thursday, SaskEnergy said the province set a daily record Wednesday of 1.56 P...
Jan 16, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Creatures of Prince Albert National Park find fascinating ways to endure bitter temperatures
Animals of the Prince Albert National Park may not be able to run inside and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate, but they have found ways to stay warm during the colder parts of winter.According to A...
Jan 16, 2020 Black-capped chickadees have evolved to increase their memory during the winter to remember where stored food is hidden. (Photo 141901672 © Marilyn Gould - Dreamstime.com)