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Brief spring storm highlights weather volatility on the prairies
A low pressure system that swept through the prairies yesterday brought a small amount of moisture, as well as a quick hail storm in some areas.A video shot and forwarded by a viewer on SnapChat to pa...
Apr 15, 2019 Heavy hail caused traffic delays on Highway 11 early Sunday afternoon near Hague, Saskatchewan. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)
Pre-emergent weed control
A significant number of volunteer canola seeds may have been added to the existing weed bank because of the delayed harvest last year.Ministry of Agriculture Crops Extension Specialist Kim Stonehouse ...
Apr 12, 2019 (file photo/The Canadian Press)
Bill C-69 gets chilly reception from Sask. mining industry
A proposed bill aimed to change the way major resource projects are assessed and approved in Canada received a cool response from industry officials in Saskatoon on Thursday.Representatives from Camec...
Apr 11, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Agribition elects executive, records profit
Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) has elected its new leadership team.Chris Lees of Arcola was elected president. Lees has been involved with CWA since the beginning in 1971, in several different capa...
Apr 11, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Food centre helps recipes go from family favourite to market
For more than 20 years, the Saskatchewan Food Centre has helped take recipes and turn them into products on store shelves."Your grandma's favourite relish recipe to any crazy hair-brained scheme or id...
Apr 11, 2019 Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark (left) tours the Saskatchewan Food Centre in March 2019. (Sask. Food Centre/Twitter)
Prince Albert Exhibition Centre hosts Agriculture Education event
The Prince Albert Exhibition Association hosted over 700 kids for its annual AgEd showcase.Katie Wilson, who is a director with the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre and organizes the event told paNOW t...
Apr 11, 2019 Over 700 kids came through the doors at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre to learn about agriculture (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
New tool in the weed control battle
A common practice on Australian farms is being tested in Saskatchewan.The Seed Terminator is a type of multi stage hammer mill installed at the rear of a combine with the goal to destroy weed seeds in...
Apr 11, 2019 (submitted photo/Josh Lade)
Lobby group expects Tote Road corridor to be upgraded by 2021
Expected market growth and increased transportation are two positives noted from those pushing for upgrades to the Tote Road corridor. Several people attended an open public meeting on the subject hos...
Apr 10, 2019 The Generations Events Centre in Nipawin was filled to the back with spectators for the public meeting regarding the Tote Road corridor. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Pork industry welcomes federal money
The federal government will provide roughly $6 million to help the pork industry boost production, strengthen public trust and expand markets for Canadian pork.The Canada Pork Excellence platform is c...
Apr 10, 2019 (submitted photo/AAFC)
SaskPower carbon tax to be retroactive to Jan. 1
There's going to be an extra, extra charge on Saskatchewan power bills as of April.The carbon tax will start showing up on bills for this month, but so will a retroactive charge for the carbon tax for...
Apr 10, 2019 A SaskPower truck responds to a service call in Regina on Dec. 6, 2018. (Evan Radford/CJME News)