Provincial COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all time high as of today. In today’s report the total hospitalizations have climbed to 363. The previous high was recorded in October of 2021 with 356. The Province is reporting 2 COVID-19 related fatalities today, with 42 patients in the provincial ICU. 736 new COVID-19 infections were reported. […]
Regina-based Farm Credit Canada is painting an optimistic picture for grain farming in 2022. FCC economist Craig Klemmer says inflationary pressures and trade tensions will need to be monitored. But he remains positive about the coming year. He says oilseed and grain prices were 20 to 30 percent higher in 2021 compared to the […]
Patrick Maze the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is questioning the government’s move to change COVID-19 isolation and reporting protocols within the school system. “It is difficult to know how safe the learning environment is for students. Parents are going to have a difficult time going forward. It also makes it difficult for school […]
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau was in Washington Thursday to try and resolve a potato trade issue with her U.S. counterpart. Bibeau urged U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack to proceed as quickly as possible with the risk analysis of exporting Prince Edward Island table stock potatoes to the U.S. Canada put a halt to potato […]
Crop research is getting a 3.3 million dollar boost from the Saskatoon-based Western Grains Research Foundation. Executive director Garth Patterson says the funds will go to upgrade older farm machinery at eight Agriculture Canada Research Stations across the prairies. Agriculture Canada will match the 3.3 million dollar investment. In Saskatchewan, the funds go to research […]
A new flax processing plant has opened east of Regina at a cost approaching 10 million dollars. Scoular Canada vice president of processing, Jeff Vipond says the new flax facility is adjacent to a pulse crop cleaning plant at Richardson. Vipond says the milled flax is used for food ingredients and pet food and […]
The province reported 6 COVID-19 related fatalities Jan 26th, along with an increase in hospitalizations of 24 – bringing the total hospitalized patient count to 315, with 33 patients in the ICU. 1149 new COVID-19 infections were reported in the province among the new cases, 342 Saskatoon, 227 Regina and 129 in the south east. […]
The Saskatchewan government is partnering with the Alberta government and the Alberta Conservation association to fund chronic wasting disease research. The goal of the 1.3 million dollar project is to develop a vaccine for chronic wasting disease over the next five years. Environment minister Warren Kaeding says a vaccine could assist in reducing challenges […]
Regina-based Protein Industries Canada has launched an 11 million dollar project to make plant-based cheese products. C.E.O. Bill Gruel says B.C.-based Lumi Foods and Save On Foods are partnering in a project to turn oats, legumes and pulses into cheese-like products. Lumi Foods is hoping to use oats and pulses instead of cashews and almonds […]
The Saskatchewan Government announced today that the antiviral pill PAXLOVID will be available to eligible Saskatchewan residents starting January 26th. While the treatment is no substitute for the vaccine, it is a treatment that will be suitable in helping individuals with compromised immunity to COVID-19 overcome infection and prevent the progression to hospitalization. PAXLOVID is […]
