The federal and provincial governments have reached a land entitlement settlement with Ahtahkakoop First Nation, about 72 kilometers northwest of Prince Albert near Shell Lake. Treaty six entitled the members to 128 acres per person, but the first nation claimed a shortfall of 41 hundred acres. Under the settlement, the Ahtahkakoop first nation will […]
A Saskatchewan pulse processor has announced a significant expansion. Belle Pulses of Duck Lake and Bellevue is adding shifts to increase production capacity to nearly 100 thousand tons a year. Belle Pulses is owned by Eat Well Investment Group and chief investment officer Mark Coles says the 10 percent increase in production is due to […]
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency is launching the Emergency Flood Damage Reduction Program for 2022. The plan is to help Saskatchewan communities respond to the challenge of possible flooding. The program was set up in 2011 to help with emergency flood damage protection measures for communities, rural municipalities, businesses, rural yard sites and cottages […]
The month of March goes into the record books as cooler and drier than normal in Regina. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says most of the province had below normal temperatures last month. Lang says Regina’s mean temperature was minus 6, 1.2 degrees cooler than normal. Lang says Regina had only 7.5 millimeters of precipitation […]
Non-profit groups across rural Saskatchewan are eligible for new funding this year from Farm Credit Canada. FCC is offering 1.5 million dollars for capital projects in rural Canada. FCC manager of community investment, Carla Warnyca says the deadline to apply is April 29th. Winning projects will be announced in September. Project funding include food banks, […]
The National Farmers Union says Ottawa’s 2030 emissions reduction plan has some flaws. In some cases, the NFU says the federal government has taken some large strides, including a commitment to work with farmers to reduce emissions from fertilizer use by 30 percent. However, NFU climate committee Chair Stuart Oke is concerned Ottawa is projecting […]
A new report from CoBank says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to result in tight grain stocks and price volatility for at least two years. The report says the Black Sea region is a major producer and exporter of wheat, as well as an important hub for global farm trade. The CoBank report says […]
The newly elected president of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association has some ambitious goals for his two year term. Reg Schellenberg of Beechy wants Ottawa to set up a foot and mouth vaccine bank and improve livestock business risk programs. He says livestock vaccines for foot and mouth are available in the U.S. but Canada should […]
4-H Canada says a member from Saskatchewan is among the winners of this year’s 4-H Canada Science Fair. The Science Fair was held virtually earlier this month. The finalists will compete in the Canada-wide Science Fair in May. The 4-H Science fair saw youth from grades 7 to 12 showcase their exhibits. Alexandra O’Connor […]
G3 Canada has renewed support of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s BeGrainSafe program. G3 is committing 45 thousand dollars this year to the program. The BeGrainSafe program offers education about the risk of grain entrapment and provides rescue training and equipment for first responders. This year, BeGrainSafe will expand to train firefighters in Central […]
