Tag Archives: Agriculture

As drivers head to the lake or travel to see family members in the last few weeks of summer, SGI is asking them to keep a special lookout for one particular kind of road hazard: farm machinery. "We kn...

Walking around Prince Albert, you've likely noticed more grasshoppers around this summer than last. That's not just true in this city, either. Entomologists and farmers in southern Saskatchewan are co...

MELFORT, Sask. - Canadian Pacific Railway and the union that represents roughly 3,000 locomotive engineers, conductors, train, and yard workers have a new deal. Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)...

MELFORT, Sask. - Insurance companies are urging growers to leave adequate samples of damaged crops as they assess hailstorm damage across Western Canada, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Associatio...

MELFORT, Sask. – Canola Council of Canada (CCC) unveiled a new program offering financial support to help growers initiate or advance 4R Nutrient Stewardship on canola acres. Alice McFarlane wit...

MELFORT, Sask. - Farm tractor sales dropped last month across the country. An Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) report said tractor sales were down 10.7 per cent in July, down in all two-wh...

MELFORT, Sask. - Six outstanding individuals will be the inducted into the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame (SAHOF) in November. The 2022 inductees include Jim Bessel, Margaret Crowle (posthumou...

MELFORT, Sask. - Olds College and Agricultural Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) have created a formal partnership. AFSC will provide support for applied research activities on the Olds College Sm...

Chantarelle mushroom buyers are anticipating a bumper crop this summer and are currently offering $8 or more per pound. Lac La Ronge Indian Band member, Jane Clinton, is one of several buyers operatin...

LA RONGE, Sask. - Chantarelle mushroom buyers are anticipating a bumper crop this summer and are currently offering $8 or more per pound. Lac La Ronge Indian Band member, Jane Clinton, is one of sever...