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Bourgault Industries issues another round of layoff notices
Bourgault Industries Ltd. has issued layoff notices that will come into effect within a few weeks. The air seeder manufacturer pointed to deteriorating market conditions in the grain production sector...
Mar 26, 2019 (Facebook/Bourgault Industries)
Non-seasonal agricultural workers to help increase workforce in meat processing
The Canadian Meat Council says it is pleased with the announcement of an Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Project.The federal budget included a three-year program to bring in more full-time, non-seasonal a...
Mar 25, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Conservation Learning Centre to focus on bees, greenhouse gases, saved wheat
The Conservation Learning Centre (CLC) located south of Prince Albert will have busy year at its research facility.The CLC has long term and short term projects that highlight soil and water conservat...
Mar 25, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Sask. police announce second province-wide gun amnesty
Police forces in Saskatchewan announced Monday they're teaming up to take any unwanted guns off residents' hands through a province-wide gun amnesty.Until April 19, people can call their local police ...
Mar 25, 2019 Marlo Pritchard, chief of the Weyburn Police Service and head of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police, announced the second province-wide gun amnesty on March 25, 2019. (Jessie Anton/980 CJME)
Sask. farmers face uncertainty amid China canola ban
Concern is growing over China's expanded ban on Canadian canola seed."This is dramatic. It is a huge issue for us to work with. That's everyone all within the value chain: The farmer working with the ...
Mar 25, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Ministry advises landlords to draft agreements for crop share
While there's a lot landowners renting land to other farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture recommends to have a set agreement in place. Jaycee Peutert is a farm extension specialist with the Ministry o...
Mar 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Proposed tax exemption on cardlocks
The Fuel Charge Exemption Certificate will be an important piece of paper for farmers.The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) raised concerns that farm fuel purchased at cardlock...
Mar 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane@farmnewsNOW Staff)
China stops buying canola
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) says Chinese importers are not making any new purchases of canola seed from this country.CCC President Jim Everson said old contracts are being delivered, but no new...
Mar 22, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Budget gets positive response from rural sector.
Farm groups have found little to complain about in the provincial budget announced this afternoon.The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is pleased with the $10 million increase f...
Mar 20, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan budget projects $34M surplus
The Saskatchewan government is projecting a surplus of $34.4 million in 2019-20, with increasing positive balances in the three fiscal years to follow. The province tabled its budget Wednesday afterno...
Mar 20, 2019 The 2019-20 Saskatchewan budget is balanced with a small surplus of $34 million. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)