Harvest progress is picking up across Saskatchewan. However, rainfall, high humidity and wet field conditions slowed progress in the eastern part of the province and delayed harvest operations in the west. Wet conditions and high humidity are also affecting crop quality in some areas, with cereal and pulse crops still ...

For Sandra LaRose, rail safety is more than a public awareness campaign. It is a mission born from unimaginable loss. The Saskatchewan mother shared her family's story during a Rail Safety Week webinar on Tuesday, reminding Canadians that a moment of distraction can have lifelong consequences. As harvest activity ramps...

The United States President went to social media on Monday morning with a surprising post that he was working on a big deal to purchase potash from Belarus for a cheaper price than the Canadian product, which comes from Saskatchewan. It appears to be the latest salvo in the ongoing "trade war" between the Un...

Last week's widespread rain kept combines off the field over most of the province. The Saskatchewan Agriculture Weekly Crop report says the provincial harvest was 32 per cent complete as of Monday---only a five per cent increase from the previous week. This remains well-behind the five-year average of 71 per cent and t...

Some regions of Saskatchewan have had more rain than others----while those on the heavier soils are having a more difficult time navigating from point A to point B on dirt or even grid roads. Stuart Lawrence farms in the Rosetown area and is the chair of Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. He spoke to CJWW Agriculture Director...

The Saskatchewan Cattle Association (SCA) has named Kevin Boon as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective November 1. Boon brings more than four decades of experience in Canada's cattle industry to the organization. The following article was written by Glenda-Lee Vossler with SwiftCurrentonline. Boon joins the assoc...

Both producer organizations filled their open director positions by acclamation. The Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) will have one new producer director----Rob Rigetti of Moose Jaw. The other two are incumbents----Winston Van Staveren from Creelman and BJ Haubrich of Hazenmore. Terry Youzwa from Nipawin will depart t...

There was some harvest progress last week, but it all came before the rain over the Labor Day long weekend. The overall provincial total is 27 per cent, according to the latest Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture crop report. The region-by-region break down is southwest 55 per cent, southeast 26 per cent, west-central...

SaskWheat vice-chair Rob Stone spoke to CJWW Agriculture Director Neil Billinger on Tuesday morning (September 8) after his farm had received several inches of rain over a week-long period. He says dry conditions in July and into mid-August will allow some of the water to soak in, but it will still likely be a challeng...

Rain delayed harvest in the eastern half of the province last week and the long weekend Labour Day forecast is calling for extensive rain. The Saskatchewan Agriculture weekly crop report says as of Monday, 18 per cent of the provincial crop had been combined, which is well-behind the 5-year average of 39 per cent and 1...