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Northern premiers ask provinces to do their part to reduce greenhouse gases
SASKATOON - Northern premiers say they expect provinces to do their part when it comes to reducing greenhouse gases in Canada.The leaders of the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut brought up the...
Jul 11, 2019 Yukon Premier Sandy Silver, left to right, Bob McLeod of Northwest Territories and Joe Savikataaq of Nunavut speak to the media during a meeting of Canada's premiers in Saskatoon on Thursday, July 11, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Listen: Rain makes grain
Recent showers have improved the crop outlook across the Prairies.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Exceed Grain Marketing senior analyst Wayne Palmer about Western Canadian crop conditions and ...
Jul 11, 2019 (ID 126198187 © Roman Volskiy Dreamstime.com)
Bring on the sunshine
Recent rains have helped crops in Saskatchewan but warm weather is needed to push crop development.According to the province's weekly report 67 per cent of fall cereals and 32 per cent of spring cerea...
Jul 11, 2019 (ID 146902350 © Viktoriia Oleynichenko Dreamstime.com)
Website alerts Sask. beach-goers about water quality
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Health has launched a new Healthy Beaches website to alert beach-goers to water quality.The website monitors 68 public beaches across the province to reduce the risk of sw...
Jul 11, 2019 Nicole White of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health showcases the four different advisories beach-goers should be on the lookout for: Safe, caution, advisory issued, and no data. (Nathan Meyer/980 CJME)
Finding the right balance of fertilizer for canola
The third annual CanolaPalooza provided farmers and agronomists with information on all of the components of growing a successful canola crop.The event, held just outside of Saskatoon near the Agricul...
Jul 11, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewNOW Staff)
Pulse company in financial jeopardy, blames export issues
A pulse company with operations all over Saskatchewan has gone into creditor protection and is blaming its struggles on export problems.ILTA Grain Inc., was granted creditor protection by a B.C. court...
Jul 11, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Finding new markets for Canadian grains and oilseed
Ottawa's putting up money to find new markets for grain and oilseed.The federal government will provide more than $13 million for a variety of projects to diversify agricultural exports.Federal Agricu...
Jul 11, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday July 11, 2019
Ottawa is putting money on the table for cattle producers.Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said there will be $8.3 million dollars given to marketing agency Canada Beef.The goal is to ...
Jul 11, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Premiers to focus on Quebec over pipelines, religious symbols at conference
Canada's premiers are meeting in Saskatoon on the final day of their annual gathering with Quebec expected to be at the centre of talks.Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is trying to work with Queb...
Jul 11, 2019
Federal plan gets thumbs up from Sask. Cattlemen’s Association
Ryder Lee admitted Wednesday that federal funding for the Canadian beef industry was "a step removed" from the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association.National groups were those who applied for the gover...
Jul 10, 2019 (Submitted photo/CJME News)