Yorkton This Week

It was an announcement made with limited fanfare, even in the ag sector it seemed, yet it could open the door to an intriguing new niche market. In January a release by the Canary seed Development Commission of Saskatchewan at www.canaryseed.

A three-year research project starting this summer will help soybean farmers predict disease before it strikes their crops. Brandon University’s Dr.

Ukrainian dancers from across Western Canada participated in Yorkton’s Kalyna Dance Festival from May 5 – 8 at the Yorkton Regional High School.

Maisy Wheeler, a Grade 8 student at Yorkdale Central School is heading to Kenya this summer. The opportunity came through a We Day initiative. “At WE Day they had a whole thing about it,” Wheeler said of the program.

A 22-year-old Regina man on release for allegedly trafficking crystal meth in that city now faces similar charges in Yorkton.

Brenda Stefanson, PAg Regional Farm Business Management Specialist Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, Watrous Research has shown that 1 in 8 Canadians holds a job in the agriculture industry.

The Last Mountain Bird Observatory (LMBO), located in Last Mountain Regional Park, 15km West of Govan opens on May 9th for the spring season.

Thanks to warm and dry weather, Saskatchewan producers have 15 per cent of the 2016 crop seeded, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2011-2015) seeding average for this time of year is four per cent.

The City is experiencing significant losses through the Saskatchewan Municipal Board (SMB) appeal process. In 2015 alone the City of Yorkton lost approximately $5,400,000 in taxable assessment.