Tag Archives: Agriculture
Producers in north central Saskatchewan pleased with field moisture heading into spring seeding
Attention is turning to the field as producers in North-Central Saskatchewan gear up for another growing season.Local Forensic Agrologist George Lewko said the Prince Albert area is currently looking ...
Apr 16, 2019 (Submitted Photo/ Myles Quaroni)
Beaver claims dropping, but better formula needed according to farm group
A program designed to lower the number of nuisance beavers in the province is working according to the President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), but needs a better form...
Apr 15, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert Exhibition Centre hosts Agriculture Education event
The Prince Albert Exhibition Association hosted over 700 kids for its annual AgEd showcase.Katie Wilson, who is a director with the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre and organizes the event told paNOW t...
Apr 11, 2019 Over 700 kids came through the doors at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre to learn about agriculture (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Man awarded $80M in lawsuit claiming Roundup causes cancer
SAN FRANCISCO - A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded more than $80 million in damages to a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, in a case that his attorneys say could help determi...
Mar 28, 2019 Edwin Hardeman, right, speaks next to attorney Aimee Wagstaff at a news conference in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 27, 2019. A U.S. jury has awarded $80 million in damages to Hardeman in a high-stakes trial over his claim that Roundup weed killer caused his cancer. (Associated Press/Jeff Chiu)
Prince Albert MP finds flaws in federal budget plan
Short term rewards offered in Tuesday's federal budget will be outweighed by the long term pain of taxes, according to Prince Albert's Conservative member of Parliament.Randy Hoback discussed the $22....
Mar 21, 2019 Randy Hoback. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Federal budget delivers compensation money for hard hit farmers
Dairy, egg and poultry farmers who have lost money because of Canada's recent free-trade agreements with Europe and the Pacific Rim, will receive billions of dollars in compensation, according to Tues...
Mar 19, 2019 (File photo/ farmnewsNOW)
Tax incentives making renewable energy more attractive for some
Tomorrow the Government of Canada is set to announce the new budget for the federal government.While what is in that document will have a major impact on many people, a Saskatchewan man involved in th...
Mar 18, 2019 Solar industry members says write offs make certain renewable power systems more attractive to businesses (File photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. businessman remembers close encounter with combine
As Saskatchewan marks agricultural safety week, George Lewko is sharing his personal story in the hopes he can help educate others about the dangers that exist when working around farm machinery.Lewko...
Mar 13, 2019 (Submitted photo/ George Lewko)
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)
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)
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