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Biggest sale of the year for local auction company
Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers at Tisdale are preparing for their biggest auction of the year.COVID-19 has changed how business is conducted but the auction will go ahead with a slightly different forma...
Apr 21, 2020 (Facebook/Bruce Schapansky Auctioneers)
Listen: Farmers support Takeout Day
Canada's dairy, poultry and egg farmers have joined forces to support local restaurants.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks about this movement encouraging Canadians to order from their favourite loc...
Apr 21, 2020 ID 161822897 © Py2000 Dreamstime.com
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 21, 2020
Cargill has begun the process of temporarily idling its beef plant in High River, Alta. because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The company is also encouraging all its employees to get tested as soon as pos...
Apr 21, 2020 ID 24238763 © Marian Mocanu Dreamstime.com
AgriStability enrolment deadline extended to July
Federal, provincial and territorial governments have agreed to give farmers more time to consider a business risk management program.The deadline to enroll in AgriStability has been extended without p...
Apr 20, 2020 David Marit. (submitted photo/Ministry of Agriculture)
Birch Hills beef vendor adapting to COVID-19 demands
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some local farmers and producers are busy trying to get food from the farm to plate.Increased outputBrenda Kernaleguen is the founder of Brenda's Blue Ribbon Beef, a perenn...
Apr 20, 2020 (submitted photo/Brenda's Blue Ribbon Beef Facebook page)
Showing gratitude to farmers through social media campaign
A Saskatoon-based company is finding new ways to share positive messages during the COVID-19 pandemic.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access explains a new campaign that brings attention to the important work...
Apr 20, 2020 ID 70575426 © Bluetoes67 Dreamstime.com
Agriculture Roundup for Monday April 20, 2020
The livestock sector continues to grapple with the impact of COVID-19 on beef packing plants.Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen held his weekly update with farm groups, including...
Apr 20, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Two new cases of COVID-19, no new recoveries in Sask.
Saskatchewan has two more cases of COVID-19, one in the Far North region and one in the Saskatoon region. The Far North now has nine active cases and 11 total cases, while Saskatoon has 39 active case...
Apr 19, 2020 COVID-19. (ID 175279637 © Buddhilakshan4 | Dreamstime.com)
Six more COVID-19 cases and six more recoveries in province; outbreaks in northern Alberta affecting Sask.
Saskatchewan has six new cases of COVID-19, three confirmed and three presumptive, bringing the total to 313 cases reported to date. Six more recoveries have been reported, bringing that total to 234....
Apr 18, 2020 (ID 177520873 © Rik Trottier | Dreamstime.com)
Online auction sales benefit from self-isolation
The impact from COVID-19 has not been all doom and gloom. Saskatchewan companies involved in online auction sales have in recent weeks seen a bump in business.Myron Schmalz, an auctioneer at Schmalz A...
Apr 17, 2020 Schmalz Auctions is offering a phone app for its customers. (file photo/paNOW Staff)