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Nearly $2 million will be spent on developing new oat cultivars.The Prairie Oats Growers Association will use the money to improve varieties that are suited for production in western Canada.The cultiv...

Avena Foods has received a $1.8 million repayable interest free loan for an oat processing plant just south of Regina.Avena CEO Gord Flaten said the funds will be used to build the facility at Rowatt,...

A Saskatoon figure skater was among those injured in the fiery crash near Cereal, Alta., on Aug. 20.In a Facebook post, Skate Canada-Saskatchewan said, "Saskatchewan skater Alanna Liu was involved in ...

Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips is not quite sure what direction the weather will take in the coming weeks.-alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @AliceMcF

Canadian livestock numbers continue to decline.According to the latest report from Statistics Canada, cattle, hog, and sheep inventories were all down on July 1 compared to the same date in 2018.Canad...

What little harvest activity was underway on the weekend near Armley ground to a halt with a short but intense storm.The system started west of Melfort and tracked northeast on Saturday afternoon.Some...

The dry weather in the spring had a big impact on pasture conditions across the Prairies.Alberta Livestock producer Graeme Finn told a recent beef conference that dealing with drought needs to involve...

A University of Alberta Professor has told beef producers that fear and anxiety are crushing rationality. Timothy Caulfield was a keynote speaker at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary ea...

Mosaic Stadium was awarded with the highest certification for accessibility in Saskatchewan Saturday.The 'Accessibility Certified Gold' rating under the Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certificat...

As harvest begins in earnest in Saskatchewan, farm machinery is going to be more active on the province's roads and highways.According to SGI, data from the past six years shows there have been more c...