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Mental health services tackle spike in Ag communities
Farmers often struggle with difficult times in silence.It's sparked the creation of organizations like the Do More Agriculture Foundation.One of the driving forces behind it was a series of 2017 Twitt...
Sep 15, 2019 Farmers from the area around Milestone, Sask. gathered together to combine 450 acres for the family Brian Williams, who died on Aug. 17. (Jeff Brown/YouTube)
Federal food safety watchdog says brand of baby formula recalled
OTTAWA - The federal food safety watchdog says a brand of baby formula has been recalled due to rancidity and the product being off-colour.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says Abbott Laboratories ...
Sep 14, 2019 (Health Canada)
New central office for SIGA unveiled, includes slot machine warehouse
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA), along with Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, unveiled their new $12 million facility Friday. The centralized offices will allow them the opportunity to control ...
Sep 13, 2019 SIGA opened their new office and warehouse on September 13, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Hemp farmers anticipate a good crop
Hemp farmers are ready to bring in this year's crop.Larry Marshall with Marshall Farms near Shellbrook has been growing organic hemp for 16 years. He said they expect to bring in a good crop. But the ...
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Listen: Small increase in farmland values for 2019
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) said farmland values are showing only modest increases for the first half of this year. FCC Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais tells Alice McFarlane with Ag Access the ...
Sep 13, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Leaders need a plan to reopen agriculture markets
Grain farmers across the country are calling on the federal party leaders to outline their plans to support agricultural trade.Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) Chair Jeff Nielsen urged political leaders ...
Sep 13, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday September 13, 2019
There has been a modest increase in farmland values in the first six months of the year.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) chief agricultural economist J.P. Gervais said the national average showed an increase ...
Sep 13, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Listen: Above average year for hail claims
Crop hail damage claims were still coming in late August after an active July reporting period. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Rick Omelchenko with Canadian Crop Hail Association.-alice.mcfar...
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Harvest operations stalled again
Farmers are looking forward to a change in the weather starting this weekend.The cool and wet conditions effectively shut down harvesting all week.Saskatchewan Agriculture's latest report said produce...
Sep 12, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Nutrien closes 3 Sask. potash mines for up to 8 weeks
As many as 700 potash workers are set to be laid off for the final fiscal quarter of 2019, after Nutrien announced it's going to close three of its mines in Saskatchewan.Those sites are located at All...
Sep 12, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)