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Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday April 29, 2020
McDonald's Canada will start importing beef as Canada's beef supply chain struggles to meet current demand amid COVID-19.The restaurant chain, which prides itself on using only Canadian beef, said in ...
Apr 29, 2020 ID 89369913 © Dusan Kostic Dreamstime.com
Unifor holds drive-by rally at legislature
Hundreds of vehicles turned out with horns blaring and Unifor flags flying to drive past the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on Wednesday.Workers stayed in their trucks in a parade held at the same ...
Apr 29, 2020 Unifor Local 594 held a drive-by rally at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building on April 29, 2020 to demand action from the government to end the lockout at the Co-op Refinery. (Adriana Christianson/980 CJME)
Beef demand changes with pandemic
Retailers are beginning to adapt to the prospect of fewer cattle being processed.Canada Beef President Michael Young said packers are sending out more bone-in cuts to retail outlets as a way to keep p...
Apr 28, 2020 ID 160796509 © Natthapon Ngamnithiporn Dreamstime.com
Moe ‘less positive’ about possibility of large gatherings at events
Scott Moe hasn't ruled out a summer including CFL games at Mosaic Stadium, Country Thunder in Craven or Canada Day festivities around Saskatchewan.But he hasn't exactly told people to buy their ticket...
Apr 28, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)
Brewers help raise money for struggling colleagues through beer sales
Saskatchewan's craft brewers are filling kegs to help fill the wallets of struggling brewers.The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a "Please Refrigerate This Beer For Charity" - a six...
Apr 28, 2020 The Saskatchewan Craft Brewers Association has created a beer to help raise money for struggling breweries across the province. (Pile O' Bones/Facebook)
Big game draw set to open May 1
Saskatchewan hunters looking to go after big game can throw their names into the hat next month.The province's big game draw will open May 1 and close on May 25. The results of the draw are expected t...
Apr 28, 2020 The provincial government is reminding hunters about the importance of taking part in the hunter harvest survey. (submitted photo/Parks Canada)
SHA planning for significantly better COVID-19 scenario
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) says the province is in a significantly better position to manage COVID-19 as a result of the interventions taken to date to slow the spread of the virus.In a p...
Apr 28, 2020 Scott Livingstone with the SHA addresses a media conference Tuesday April 28. (Government of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
Farmers experience delays with cash advance payments
Long delays have farmers waiting for money through the Advance Payments Program.Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) is one of a number of organizations that administer the cash advance on behal...
Apr 28, 2020 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
COVID-19: Mental Health and Well-Being
A pandemic is a very stressful event for individuals and communities. It's normal to feel some stress and anxiety. It's also very common for people to display great resiliency during times of crisis.[...
Apr 28, 2020
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 28, 2020
Seeding has started in a few locations in southwest Saskatchewan.Ministry of Agriculture crop extension specialist Shannon Chant said the seeders have been in the field for a couple days."Over the wee...
Apr 28, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)