Tag Archives: Agriculture

Harvest is nearly wrapped up, with 91 per cent of the 2015 crop now combined, slightly behind the five-year average of 93 per cent. Of the crops, 95 per cent of durum, 93 per cent of barley, 91 per ce...

Three young girls have been killed in a farm accident near Withrow, Alta. Rocky Mountain House RCMP say the three girls were playing on a loaded truck of canola at a family farm on Tuesday evenin...

With the Thanksgiving weekend here, many people took advantage of the final outdoor Regina Farmers' Market of the year. A number of people lined City Square Plaza Saturday to stock up on baked goods, ...

A pumpkin shortage is expected to hit the United States this fall after a poor growing season, but there are plenty to carve and cook in Saskatchewan. Joan Merrill, co-owner of Robertson Valley Farms,...

A renowned environmentalist is in Saskatoon today to give a talk about the future of agriculture in a growing world. Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore said a century ago most of the world's people w...

The federal NDP is making an election promise to reopen the century-old tree nursery at Indian Head. "We've committed to opening it on a cost-recovery basis to be operated either by government or by a...

SaskMilk is calling the Trans Pacific Partnership (TTP) a "draw" for dairy farmers in Saskatchewan. The deal reached Monday reduces or eliminates barriers on a staggering array of Canadian e...

Harvest is well on its way to being done in many parts of Saskatchewan.   Dry weather this week has helped spur things along. Across the province, 74 per cent of crops are in the bin, with anothe...

Saskatchewan's government is all for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to the premier, who says if Canada isn't involved, the consequences could be dire.   In a statement release Wednesday...

A goat whose weekend ended with an "arrest" in a Martensville Tim Hortons was allegedly kidnapped from a nearby rodeo. RCMP were called out to remove the disobedient "kid" who was taking a nap in the ...