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Unifor Local 594 resumes picketing, renews call for binding arbitration
The president of Unifor Local 594 said locked-out workers from the Co-op refinery are back on the picket lines this week, albeit in small groups to maintain physical distancing.On Tuesday, union membe...
May 08, 2020
Where's the beef? Consumers connect with ranchers
Consumers looking for beef still have a lot of optionsThe Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) has compiled a list of beef producers offering direct sales to customers. SSGA general manager C...
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2020 outdoor farm show will have a new look
Ag in Motion (AIM) will move to a new format for 2020.AIM will be a fully digital event as it adjusts to the COVID-19 pandemic.Show director Rob O'Connor said since it's not possible to hold a three d...
May 08, 2020 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday May 8, 2020
A new Statistics Canada survey indicated Saskatchewan farmers will seed more oats and wheat this spring but less barley, canola, and dry peas.The March survey said spring wheat acreage will be steady ...
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MS Walk will be virtual this year
The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Walk will still happen this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.According to a media release from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, May marks MS Awareness Month, and...
May 07, 2020 This photo is from a MS Walk in Prince Albert from 2013. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Farm groups urge consumers to not take food security for granted
Farm groups have said this week's federal funding announcement falls short of what is needed to weather the storm created by the COVID-19 pandemic.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access said these organizatio...
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Saskatchewan wildfires expected to be 'fairly active this year'
While the wildfire season is off to a slow start in the province, it could soon heat up.A spokesperson with Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is warning the conditions for the next two months are prim...
May 07, 2020 (File photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Farmers slowly start seeding
Seeding is underway in many parts of the province.The first crop report of the year from the Ministry of Agriculture indicated seven per cent of seeding is done. This is just below the five-year avera...
May 07, 2020 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan
Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)
Moe says fall election will happen under the ‘new normal’
Predicting what's going to happen just a couple of weeks from now can be difficult, let alone what might happen in six months due to COVID-19.But planning still is underway for the fall provincial ele...
May 07, 2020 (CJME News Staff)