Tag Archives: Agriculture
'You just want to know who is out there': local R.M. to field test new app
A new app which was designed to help address concerns related to trespassing and illegal hunting, is a step in the right direction according to the reeve for the rural municipality (R.M.) of Shellbroo...
Nov 12, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
R.M. green lights new cell tower application
The solution to addressing cell phone coverage in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Prince Albert appears to be location.On Thursday, The R.M's council approved an application for a brand new, 350-foot...
Nov 08, 2019 (submitted photo/ SaskTel)
Pumpkin (dry) patch: where have they gone?
It is a horror of a different type for last-minute shoppers: local retailers appear nearly picked clean of pumpkins.Scores of comments on social media over the last few days have families scouring to ...
Oct 30, 2019 A rare commodity. The stock of pumpkins has dried up.(file photo/paNOW Staff)
Snow puts another damper on 2019 harvest
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 S...
Oct 28, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire
The west central Saskatchewan community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend.Late Saturday night, the town's Co-op Agro Centre burnt to the ground.Mike Moon, the store's general man...
Oct 28, 2019 (Submitted photo)
Thanksgiving dinner menus by the numbers
Turkey, potatoes, carrots, pumpkin in some form and whipped cream - all staples of the Canadian Thanksgiving dinner table. But just how much canned cranberry sauce and flour is needed in this nation f...
Oct 14, 2019 ID 157705398 © Photovs | Dreamstime.com
Local government representatives make thoughts known about federal campaign
With the federal election campaign well underway some of Saskatchewan's municipal leaders are making their opinions known.Ray Orb president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SAR...
Oct 10, 2019 SUMA president Gordon Barnhart speaking to delegates at a meeting in Prince Albert last month. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
A Hall of Fame for horses
Saskatchewan families who have contributed to the province through their love of horses, are being recognized in a special new way.The Saskatchewan Horse Federation has announced the launch of a new h...
Oct 06, 2019 (File photo/ farmnewsNOW Staff)
Premier promotes trade in important Asian markets
Saskatchewan's premier will lead an 11-day trade mission to Japan and South Korea starting Oct. 7.Scott Moe will also stop in Hong Kong to meet with investors. A key focus of the mission will be promo...
Oct 04, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Fire destroys section of local farmer's crop
Roughly 30 acres of wheat were lost as a result of a fast moving fire Tuesday afternoon north of Prince Albert.Just before 2 p.m. members of the Lakeland Fire Department were alerted to the fire three...
Sep 25, 2019 Damage from a fast moving fire could have been a lot worse. (Facebook/ Lakeland and District Fire Dept.)
