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Listen: Growing demand for farm labour
Finding the right people to fill important positions on the farm is just one of the many challenges producers face throughout the growing season. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access says a new survey showe...
Feb 21, 2020 Danahann_Dreamstime.com
Blockades on the mind of federal ag minister
The federal agriculture minister has wrapped up meetings south of the border.Marie-Claude Bibeau visited Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia where she met with agriculture leaders from the United...
Feb 21, 2020 Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. (Twitter/@mclaudebibeau)
Guernsey looking for answers after multiple derailments, oil fires
After dealing with two derailments over the span of two months, residents in Guernsey are on edge when a train rolls through town.They don't have any answers as to why two separate trains derailed in ...
Feb 21, 2020 A view of the derailment on the eastern outskirts of Guernsey on Feb. 6, 2020. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan loses to Northern Ontario after tense extra end
Saskatchewan could've used a little less roll and a little more rock Wednesday night.The team lost 4-3 in an extra end to Northern Ontario on the last night of the round-robin at the Scotties Tourname...
Feb 21, 2020 Saskatchewan third Stefanie Lawton calls on her sweepers during a game Sunday at the 2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday February 21, 2020
A new survey said 82 per cent of farmers feel the federal carbon tax is negatively impacting their business.The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) said farmers estimate they will pay a...
Feb 21, 2020 ID 40976443 © Justin Brewer Dreamstime.com
Saskatchewan steals win in stunning game for Prince Edward Island
Saskatchewan stole a point - and a win - in a thrilling finish Thursday at Moose Jaw's Mosaic Place.Robyn Silvernagle's rink defeated Suzanne Birt of Prince Edward Island 8-7 to earn its second win of...
Feb 20, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)
FCL estimates trucker payments could cost up to $1 million
Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is working out details of a plan to spend up to $1 million to pay back trucking companies for income lost while the Co-op refinery and other facilities were barri...
Feb 20, 2020 A long line of third-party contractor drivers line up outside west of Regina's Co-op refinery as they wait to get through the Unifor picket line in December. (Submitted to 650 CKOM)
Listen: Tuberculosis test for bison
A new blood test may speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in livestock. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access says a company from the United Kingdom has created new technology for detecting the disease.ali...
Feb 20, 2020 ID 115384811 © Morgan Marks Dreamstime.com
Loop program feeds area farm animals while tackling food waste
A White Fox area farm is one of the latest beneficiaries of the Loop Resource Program that has recently partnered with Cindy's Independent Grocer.The program sees unsaleable food items at the grocery ...
Feb 20, 2020 Cindy's Independent Grocer provides White Fox farm with unsaleable food items. (Facebook/North of the Torch Meats)
Saskatchewan and British Columbia reach championship round at Scotties
MOOSE JAW - Host Saskatchewan is moving on to the championship round at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts.Robyn Silvernagle secured the final spot in Pool A with a 9-7 victory over New Brunswick's And...
Feb 20, 2020 Team Saskatchewan skip Robyn Silvernagle. (Andrew Klaver Photography/Curling Canada)