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Thousands of hail claims made in Saskatchewan
Storms that brought hail over the past month have led to a lot of crop damage and hail claims.From July 6 to 18, pea sized to golf ball sized hail have been reported as well as tennis ball sized hail....
Jul 31, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday July 31, 2019
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storms across western Canada produced hail as large as tennis balls resulting in severe crop damage in some cases. The storms occurred almost every day from Jul...
Jul 31, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW staff)
Attorneys general meet to discuss federal carbon tax appeal
The attorneys general of Saskatchewan, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick met Tuesday morning in Saskatoon to discuss a Supreme Court of Canada challenge of the federal carbon tax.Saskatchewan's attor...
Jul 30, 2019 Alberta's Doug Schweitzer (l to r), New Brunswick's Andrea Anderson-Mason, Saskatchewan's Don Morgan and Ontario's Doug Downey address the media after meeting about the federal carbon tax on July 30, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Details of crop tour to be unveiled Thursday at farm meeting
Farmers and farm specialists will converge on Regina this Thursday as the details of a Prairie-wide crop tour are unveiled. FarmLink Marketing Solutions Senior Market Analyst Neil Townsend said all fa...
Jul 30, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday July 30, 2019
A four-year study will examine ways to develop a genetically superior wheat that is more resistant to diseases and deliver better yields.The Prairie wheat commissions have announced a combined investm...
Jul 30, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW staff)
Researchers study new form of super wheat
Researchers are examining ways to develop a genetically superior wheat that delivers high yields and shows more resistance to diseases and insects.The prairie wheat commissions have announced a combin...
Jul 29, 2019 (File photo/ farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 29, 2019
The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board (Sask Pork) is encouraging grain producers to consider the benefits of using hog manure fertilizer.Spokesperson Mark Ferguson said the prices for synthetic fert...
Jul 29, 2019 SaskPork is encouraging farmers to use hog manure as a fertilizer alternative. (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
RCMP getting air support from military in hunt for homicide suspects
The RCMP are getting some help from the Canadian military as they continue the hunt for two young homicide suspects in northern Manitoba.Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tweeted last night that th...
Jul 27, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
James Smith Cree Nation signs on to build new power plant
The James Smith Cree Nation signed a deal with AECOM and the Tesla Energy Institute (TEI) to build a new hydroelectric plant.On Thursday, the ink dried on a memorandum of understanding for the $2 bill...
Jul 26, 2019 Dragan Racic of Tesla, Stormy Holmes of AECOM and Chief Wally Burns of the James Smith Cree First Nation cut a cake to celebrate the Pehonan Hydroelectric Project July 25, 2019. (Dominick Lucyk/650 CKOM)
Fake honey leaves bitter taste in mouths of producers
The President of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Association says it's very encouraging to see the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) step up enforcement on the entry of adulterated honey into Canada....
Jul 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/ paNOW Staff)