A newly formed rural group in southwest Saskatchewan will hold a field tour and regenerative agriculture conference in late June. Calvin Gavelin is a spokesperson with Prairie South Holistic Management. He says field tours and the farm conference will be held June 24th to 26th in McCord, about 250 kilometers southwest of Regina. The […]
The Bank of Canada announced today that it is raising it’s key interest rate to 1.5%. Canadian families are facing an increase in costs across all fronts – and it’s something that 620 CKRM financial analyst Brian Golly says will see families having to tighten spending. The rise in the interest rate was not something […]
Edenwold school community Council has an interesting approach to fundraising Thursday June 2nd with the return of its Cow Patty Carnival. The cow patty bingo fundraiser runs from 1 to 5 pm Thursday. Members of the public are invited to purchase grid squares, with the winner determined by where the animal poops. The year’s event […]
Nelson Motors and Equipment is again providing support to 4-H youth across southern Saskatchewan. The family owned business recently donated 15 thousand 500 dollars to 31 clubs in southeast Saskatchewan. Nelson Motors has donated to 4-H every year since 2015, with a combined amount totaling 104 thousand dollars. Nelson Motors is based in Avonlea […]
APAS is calling on government to extend the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance seeding completion deadline. President Ian Boxall says some areas of the province are hard-hit by too much moisture and seeding is running late. He says the deadline varies by crop, and the crop insurance seeding deadline should be extended seven to ten days. Boxall […]
The Saskatchewan ministry of health is advising the public to take precautions against West Nile virus. The virus was first detected 20 years ago and the risk has decreased in recent years. But Health minister Paul Merriman wants the public to use best practices to protect against mosquito bites. While the number of culex tarsalis […]
On Thursday June 2nd, Saskatchewan farm groups will provide a hot lunch to six schools in the province. Spearheaded by Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan and Agriculture in the Classroom, the sponsored lunch and activities is designed to help students and teachers learn more about how food is produced. The six schools are in Prince […]
The latest outlook from Accuweather says parts of the Western prairies could face another dry summer. Meteorologist Brett Anderson says ongoing and worsening drought across southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan will likely feed the heat through the summer. He says the drought conditions in place as of mid-May across a swath of the western […]
It was a bit of a nail biter, but it looks like the CFL Players Association has voted in favour accepting the latest offer from the Canadian Football League. As reported on the 620CKRM’s “Sports Cage” with Michael Ball, the Saskatchewan Roughriders were the last team to start casting ballots this (Thursday) afternoon, as the […]
Saskatchewan farmers made seeding progress this past week despite some stormy weather. Provincial crops extension specialist Matt Struthers says 52 percent of the crop is in the ground, up from 33 percent a week ago but behind the five year average of 78 percent for this date. He says there was rainy weather in […]
