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Money being made available for smaller communities
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) wants to get the word out about their Agri Spirit Fund. The initiative aims to help out smaller communities by providing them money to help them with capital projects.Jeff Aff...
Mar 04, 2019 Farm Credit Canada will be handing out over $1 million for community initiatives (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Carbon tax a key issue at national farm meeting
Carbon tax, trade and farmers right to repair their own equipment were hot-topics discussed at the recent Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting in Ottawa. Agricultural Producers Associatio...
Mar 04, 2019 (Twitter/@APASGenMgr)
Farm groups welcome new federal agriculture minister.
Marie-Claude Bibeau has been appointed the Minister for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), replacing Lawrence MacAulay who was recently moved to the Veteran's Affairs portfolio. Agriculture Prod...
Mar 04, 2019 (Twitter/@mclaudebibeau)
Carbon Tax incoming
Saskatchewan residents will soon start seeing changes to their SaskEnergy and SaskPower bills.According to a media release, starting April 1, the Federal Carbon Tax will be applied to all bills receiv...
Mar 04, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Food waste the focus of Agriculture Literacy Month
The Government of Saskatchewan is hoping that more kids learn where their food originates.March has been proclaimed as Agriculture Literacy month in the Province, with the theme focusing on food waste...
Mar 04, 2019 March is Agriculture Literacy Month in the province. (File photo/ paNOW staff)
Area farmers discuss stress, reducing carbon footprint during round table
Farm stress, reducing the carbon footprint, and seed royalties were among issues raised during a round-table talk Friday.Area farmers had a chance to sound off to provincial agriculture and environmen...
Mar 02, 2019 Cochin producer George Ferguson, left, Cut Knife producer Ed Pedersen, centre, and agriculture and environment critic Yens Pedersen, NDP MLA (Regina Northeast), share ideas following Pedersen’s round-table meeting at the Don Ross Centre on Friday. : Angela Brown
Prince Albert hosts provincial ag. conference
The groups who help organize and run exhibitions and summer fairs in the province are swapping ideas this weekend in Prince Albert.The Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibition...
Mar 01, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ farmnewsNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake-area farm placed under quarantine
A fatal disease affecting horses has been discovered on a farm in the Meadow Lake area. A total of five horses have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). An investigation by the Canadian...
Feb 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh : Jeff McIntosh
Focus on distracted drivers in March
The traffic safety spotlight in March is on distracted driving.SGI said in a news release that 87 people lost their vehicle for a week because of cell phone tickets last year, the most SGI has seen si...
Feb 28, 2019 SGI is highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW)
New drone regulations welcomed by Ag. sector
New regulations imposed by Transport Canada have created a buzz within Saskatchewan's agriculture sector.The regulations surrounding drone use, will essentially make it easier for farmers to get a lic...
Feb 27, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)