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Get holiday mail out the door soon, says Canada Post

All those holiday gifts need somebody to deliver them and chances are it's Canada Post getting them to their destination."We see volumes increase drastically this time of year," Bob Vibert, the manage...

Dec 07, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News)

‘3-day wonder’ cold-snap expected to hit Sask.: Environment Canada

Environment Canada is predicting a deep but brief cold snap coming to large portions of Saskatchewan over the weekend and early into next week.The weather agency is forecasting daytime highs of -16, -...

Dec 06, 2019 Regina's Wascana Park in early February 2019. (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Prairie leaders forum discusses trade, harvest and support programs

Prairie farm leaders met in Regina to discuss harvest challenges, trade and business risk management programs.It was part of a forum during the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS...

Dec 06, 2019 (Twitter/@APASGenMgr)

Listen: Intercropping growing in popularity

We're seeing more mixed grain intercropping in Western Canada. Lana Shaw, research manager with the Southeast Research Farm at Redvers talks to Alice McFarlane with Ag Access about options available t...

Dec 06, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Friday December 6, 2019

A Muenster area farmer will stay on the board of the Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) for another term.Four candidates ran for three positions during the fall election. The succ...

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Listen: New facility to produce vaccines more quickly

The Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization-International Vaccine Centre (VIDO-InterVac) said the construction of a pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility will speed up the testing of new vacc...

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Auditor calls for action to combat suicides in northwest Sask.

Saskatchewan's auditor has laid out a number of areas she believes the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has to improve to address the risk of suicide in northwest Saskatchewan.In her 2019 report, w...

Dec 05, 2019 Provincial auditor Judy Ferguson (centre) delivers her 2019 report on Dec. 5, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)

SWF says wild boar ‘shoot farms’ contribute to growing population

Wild pig populations are on the rise in Saskatchewan, and some wildlife experts think boar farms could be part of the problem.In the province, it's possible to pay to shoot feral hogs at a range that ...

Dec 05, 2019 A pack of wild boars. (Ryan Brook/Submitted)

Canadian canola finding it's way into China

Canadian canola seed is being sold into China but it's at a much slower pace compared to one year ago.Canola Council of Canada president Jim Everson recently visited China where he met with Chinese im...

Dec 05, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday December 5, 2019

The federal agriculture minister said the government will ensure dairy farmers have access to compensation as quickly as possible after they lost domestic market share from free trade agreements.Marie...