Tag Archives: Agriculture
Food waste the focus of Agriculture Literacy Month
The Government of Saskatchewan is hoping that more kids learn where their food originates.March has been proclaimed as Agriculture Literacy month in the Province, with the theme focusing on food waste...
Mar 04, 2019 March is Agriculture Literacy Month in the province. (File photo/ paNOW staff)
National Invasive Species Week comes to an end
Environment and conservation groups have spent the past week marking National Invasive Species Week.The occasion is observed by groups like Ducks Unlimited, which are dedicated to preserving natural h...
Mar 03, 2019 Next week will mark the end of National Invasive Species Week. (file photo/paNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Prince Albert hosts provincial ag. conference
The groups who help organize and run exhibitions and summer fairs in the province are swapping ideas this weekend in Prince Albert.The Saskatchewan Association of Agricultural Societies and Exhibition...
Mar 01, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ farmnewsNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake-area farm placed under quarantine
A fatal disease affecting horses has been discovered on a farm in the Meadow Lake area. A total of five horses have tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). An investigation by the Canadian...
Feb 28, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh : Jeff McIntosh
New drone regulations welcomed by Ag. sector
New regulations imposed by Transport Canada have created a buzz within Saskatchewan's agriculture sector.The regulations surrounding drone use, will essentially make it easier for farmers to get a lic...
Feb 27, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Local grocery sees success with new food waste diversion program
As local city councillors look at ways to divert food waste from hitting the landfill, some local grocery stores are already working to put food that can no longer be sold to good use. It's something ...
Feb 22, 2019 Save-On-Foods Store Manager, Warren McGlone, sorts breads for the local food bank. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff).
P.A. marks Canadian Agriculture Day
The Prince Albert Winter Festival is underway. The event officially got this weekend and will be continuing with a variety of events.Part of the festivities includes building three snow sculptures nea...
Feb 12, 2019
Spring runoff outlook varies across Sask.
It sounds strange to speak about spring when it's -50 C with the wind, but the Water Security Agency has released their first spring runoff outlook for 2019.Much of the southern portion of the provinc...
Feb 07, 2019
Health Canada 'dead wrong' to OK weedkiller glyphosate, American lawyers say
OTTAWA - American lawyers who successfully sued the makers of the glyphosate-based weedkiller Roundup on behalf of a man dying of cancer say Canada is "dead wrong" to allow it to be wid...
Jan 30, 2019
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