The Prince Albert Golf and Curling Club was first on the agenda of organizations presenting requests to city council at the start of budget season. The PAGCC asked the city for a $30,000 operating grant next year as they complete a reconfiguring of their operations to become more financially efficient. "This suppo...

Hail and strong wind came to the province last week from several storm systems. The rain and humid conditions stalled harvest operations in some areas according to the latest provincial crop report; however, other regions saw harvest hit its stride. Twelve per cent of the crop is off, and that's behind the five- and 10...

For over 50 years, Parkland Ambulance has served Prince Albert and the surrounding area, so it seems almost appropriate to see the organization named Business of the Year.Trevor and Coralee Dutchak also won the award for Business Leader of the Year.The 2024 Samuel McLeod Awards Gala, hosted by the Prince Albert and Dis...

Uncertainty. That word and feeling has become a unifier across the country since US President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canada. "That's really what the biggest problem right now is, there's no certainty in the market, there's no guarantee that these tariffs won't be put on," said Jeremy Welter, one o...

Editor's note: The following story was updated on Jan.27 at 9:30p.m. to include additional information from the company.Canada's retail and agriculture sector have been dealt another blow, with news Peavey Mart plans to close all of its Canadian locations.As per a post last week on its social media page, the company in...

The recent rainfall across north-central Saskatchewan should help farmers with seeding, according to one agronomist.Elliott Hildebrand, who covers the area around Saskatoon, said this spring's precipitation could create better conditions for farmers after dry conditions in recent years."We've been in a moisture de...

Ratepayers in the Rural Municipality (RM) of Buckland are heading to the polls.Election day for the vacant Div. 6 councillor seat is May 8, but advance polls are on Saturday, April 27. Dennis Smith and Lillian Jacobson are the two candidates running.Jacobson is a third-generation farmer and a dental therapist. She's al...

Harvest in Saskatchewan is already around four per cent complete.That's according to the province's weekly crop report which explains this is ahead of both the five and 10-year averages.Fall rye is currently the crop being harvested the most as 33 per cent of the province's supply has been combined. Over 22 per cent of...

Seeding work is already underway in much of Saskatchewan, and farmers are often working on very tightly packed schedules. Busy as they are, however, SaskPower is asking them to take a little extra time to be cautious. As part of their Look up and Live campaign, SaskPower is asking farmers to be aware of power lines whe...

With the last long weekend of summer just barely in the books, regions all across Saskatchewan got their first taste of winter on Tuesday morning.Arctic air blew in across the province, leading to widespread frost in the early morning and a total of 20 temperature records broken.Terri Lang, meteorologist with Environme...

A new mobile app will help analyze the mental health of farmers in the province and provide support.The app - called 'Avail' - examines wellness data supplied by the user and then offers articles, videos and online tips, or more immediate help from a personal support network. The mobile app, which was developed by Brid...

A cool, wet spring has slowed seeding in the region at times, but many area farmers are now finishing up this week.Kerry Peterson, a producer from the Shellbrook area, put the last of his crop into the ground on Monday evening. His area was hit with a couple heavy rains in recent weeks, both bringing in over an inch an...

A Pontrilas, Sask. area farmer is not happy that Unifor picketers are set up at some northeast Co-op bulk fuel stations.Ian Rushmer farms about three miles from the bulk fuel station that is just south of Pontrilas. Rushmer told northeastNOW he thinks what they're doing is not fair to people in the area."There's a...

The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The support will include $5 million for the province's share of costs associated with the national AgriRecovery set-aside program. The other $5 million will help ...

There were a lot of very happy beekeepers at the Saskatoon airport on Monday afternoon.The Canadian Honey Council chartered a plane from Nicaragua that held 48 temporary foreign workers destined for 16 bee farms in Saskatchewan. The flight also included 39 repatriated Canadians.Jake Berg and his business partner Stacey...

The federal government is immediately providing funds for farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will receive an enhancement to its capital base that will allow for an additional $5 billion in lending capacity.Making the announcement this morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ne...

When you need to get immunized you go to the doctor for a shot, but cows get a much larger needle fired from a dart gun.Graham McKenzie with Target Cattle Company is selling remote drug delivery systems at Agribition.He's been selling the dart guns for seven years but said the technology first rolled out about 50 years...

Harvest wasn't done in Saskatchewan when snow fell on the weekend, but Todd Lewis says farmers won't stop because of the white stuff.Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said Monday he expects farmers to keep working to get all of their crops into the bin."It's another sl...

A recent A&W advertisement filmed at the July 20 Saskatchewan Roughrider football game outside Mosaic Stadium raised the ire of some cattle producers who felt the burger chain was leveraging the beloved Roughrider brand to promote plant-based burgersSaskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) General Manager Chad...

High moisture levels and cooler weather have kept farmers in the north and central regions out of the field.A measly one per cent of the crop has been combined so far in the northeast, down from the five-year average of four per cent. The northwest is not fairing better, having less than one per cent off the field, dow...

As harvest begins in earnest in Saskatchewan, farm machinery is going to be more active on the province's roads and highways.According to SGI, data from the past six years shows there have been more collisions involving farm equipment on average in August than in any other month.Between 2013 and 2018, there were an ave...

farmREGINA - The Saskatchewan government says the federal carbon tax is killing jobs, but experts and even the province's trade minister say it's not that easy to calculate.The government reports that jobs are down in the oil and gas sector by about 1,400 and by another 1,500 in mining compared with July 2018.The provi...

As another week begins, there still remains no movement at the Chinese border for Canadian canola or meat.Canada's trade issues with China were a central focus of last week's discussions at the provincial agriculture ministers' meetings in Quebec City. Saskatchewan Ag Minister David Marit told farmnewsNOW there was som...

OTTAWA - A report in a Quebec newspaper says China has suspended all Canadian meat exports in a dramatic escalation of its diplomatic dispute with Canada over the December arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver. The latest Chinese move comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to depart Wednesday for ...

It's the time of year when 4-H Clubs around Saskatchewan come together to auction off their animals as projects wind down.On Monday evening, the five regional 4-H clubs in the Prince Albert area will be once again auctioning off a steer to raise money for a worthy cause. This year all the money raised from the steer wi...

The National Farmers Group (NFU) is applauding last week's ruling by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, that the federal carbon tax does not violate any constitutional laws.The NFU was among the group's granted intervenor status in the province's challenge of the federal carbon tax. Stewart Wells, the NFU's second vice-...

TORONTO - The federal government says it has been notified that China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters. A spokeswoman for Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a formal notice of the suspension was received Wednesday after Customs China posted the information on its website. Kate ...

Additional supports were announced for farmers as market access issues continue to block canola exports to China.The Advance Payment Program limit will be increased to one million dollars for all farmers while the interest free portion will increase from $100,000 to $500,000 for canola farmers.The AgriStability program...