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Transparent and accountable rural government.

Good governance is a focus of the latest Saskatchewan Association of Rurual Municipalities (SARM) conference, as seven rural municipalities over the last 20 years have faced inspections.Two of the ins...

Mar 13, 2019 SARM convention 2019. (Twitter/@SARM_Voice)

Proposed cannabis production facility receives green light from R.M. of Buckland

still The wheels are in motion for a brand new cannabis production facility north of Prince Albert. The Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Buckland council gave the application its support, after adopting a...

Mar 12, 2019 R.M. of Buckland. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

Supporting women in agriculture

More women are farming and the roles of women on the farm are continuing to evolve. A new federal loan program will aid women in becoming more involved in agriculture.Agriculture and Agri-Food Ministe...

Mar 12, 2019

Cattle markets lower

Saskatchewan feeder cattle prices were mixed but showed some downward movement.In the latest cattle market report, feeder steer prices ranged from $4.51 per hundredweight (cwt) lower and $1.73 per cwt...

Mar 12, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Safe and strong farms

Mar. 10 to 16 is Agricultural Safety Week.Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said the focus is on creating safe farms by empowering farmers, farm families and farming communities to build, ...

Mar 12, 2019 (submitted photo/Ministry of Agriculture) : D3 Imaging

Farmers’ cardlock fuel may not be carbon tax exempt: APAS

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) is asking the federal government to review the carbon tax's farm fuel exemption, after discovering a potential problem in the legislation....

Mar 11, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff) : Glynn Brothen

Livestock and poultry transportation regulations under review

The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) has launched a survey to gather input as it rewrites Canada's Code of Practice for the transportation of livestock and poultry.It's been 18 years since th...

Mar 08, 2019 Stock photo of cattle transport. (file photo/ID 8944659 © Sportster883 | Dreamstime.com : Glynn Brothen

Local R.M.s prepare for SARM convention

The impending carbon tax has been a hot button issue across the country in recent months, and at least two reeves in the Prince Albert area are hinting they will ask questions about it at next week's ...

Mar 08, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Seized animals might not be returned to owner

It will depend on changes the owner made to their property which will determine whether or not seized cattle will be returned to the farm.Animal health officials removed 131 head of cattle from a farm...

Money for variable rate mapping

The Carrot River Valley Watershed Association (CRVWA) is hosting an information session in Melfort for farmers to learn more about funding available for variable rate mapping and converting cultivated...

Mar 07, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)