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SGI distracts drivers to show the dangers
Distracted driving is one of the biggest problems on Saskatchewan's roads, and on Tuesday four local celebrities learned what being distracted behind the wheel can do, on the RCMP driving course.The r...
Oct 02, 2019 Pylons stuck under the vehicle after Tenille Lafontaine’s second run of a distracted driving course. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Listen: Meeting propane demand
Poor harvest weather has meant a lot of the crop has been taken off tough or damp and will require drying.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Federated Co-op Propane Marketing Manager Dave Turk ab...
Oct 02, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday October 2, 2019
Farmers in western Canada reported scattered but damaging storms.Canadian Crop Hail Association (CCHA) said there was golf-ball sized hail with heavy rain reported from Sept. 20 to 25. There are still...
Oct 02, 2019 ID 153846110 © Igor Klyakhin Dreamstime.com
Celebrating farming and food
October is agriculture month in Saskatchewan.The event was started by the Ministry of Agriculture several years ago as a way to draw attention to the industry. As it evolved Farm and Food Care Saskatc...
Oct 01, 2019 ID 150423560 © Gligatron Dreamstime.com
Sir Elton’s farewell tour comes to Saskatoon
It's the last chance to see a music legend play in Saskatoon.Elton John will break out the hits for two shows at SaskTel Centre on Tuesday and Wednesday.The British musician who preformed twice before...
Oct 01, 2019 (submitted photo)
Feed barley lost in early morning grain dryer fire
Several hundred bushels of feed barley were lost as a result of a grain dryer fire early Tuesday morning.Melfort Fire and Rescue responded to the fire at around 1 a.m. in the R.M. of Star City.Crews k...
Oct 01, 2019 Melfort Fire and Rescue respond to grain dryer fire. (Facebook/Melfort Fire Rescue)
Listen: Markets watch harvest progress
Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to commodity analyst Neil Townsend about how the commodity markets have been reacting to recent weather events that continue to interrupt combining.alice.mcfarlane...
Oct 01, 2019 ID 126198187 © Roman Volskiy Dreamstime.com
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday October 1, 2019
The sun is shining this morning which is good news for farmers trying to get back in the field.The weekend snow is especially unwelcome to farmers as they scramble to finish a harvest delayed by bouts...
Oct 01, 2019 ID 10786360 © Matt Dobson Dreamstime.com
Canadian award for farmnewsNOW
There is national recognition for the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The website farmnewsNOW.com received the Gold Award for the best agriculture related website at the Canadian Farm Writers Federation ...
Oct 01, 2019 Reaping the rewards for outstanding news content. Alice McFarlane shows off the acknowledgement from the CFWF.(Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
What to expect during a strike at Crown corporations
With a possible strike looming at seven provincial Crown corporations, customers may notice a change in some areas of services provided.The government said while it recognizes job action is part of th...
Sep 30, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)