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Blueberries left to compost as COVID-19 hits B.C. agriculture sector

Blueberries left to compost as COVID-19 hits B.C. agriculture sector

This fall on farms throughout the Fraser Valley, heaps of blueberry compost will tower as lasting monuments to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sask. firefighters sent to U.S. west coast blazes

Saskatchewan has sent three aircraft to fight the wildfires scorching the U.S. west coast.

Bantam Gridders drop opener in Regina

It was a tough end to a beautiful day in Regina for the Yorkton Bantam Raider Gridders on Saturday as the Gridders lost 33-24 to the Regina Stampeders in the Regina Minor Football Bantam Division.
Missing 75-year-old located: Melville RCMP

Missing 75-year-old located: Melville RCMP

Friday the Melville RCMP sent out a request for the public’s assistance in locating 75-year-old Gordon Boggs who went missing last Thursday. Monday the RCMP reportedBoggs has been located safe and sound.
Agriculture This Week: Genome mapping major ag breakthrough

Agriculture This Week: Genome mapping major ag breakthrough

The farm sector should be smiling over the prospect of what a recent science accomplishment could mean. It was recently reported at www.producer.com that “on Aug.
Seventeen COVID-19 cases reported in Sask. Sunday

Seventeen COVID-19 cases reported in Sask. Sunday

There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on September 13, bringing the total to 1,726 reported cases.
The Meeple Guild - Vikings recruit crew for Longboat in new game

The Meeple Guild - Vikings recruit crew for Longboat in new game

Throw a Viking theme onto a game and you have at least teased this gamer enough to take a look.
Zero-till farming pioneer honoured with hall of fame induction

Zero-till farming pioneer honoured with hall of fame induction

INDIAN HEAD — As a data and numbers guy, Jim Halford never intended to get into the blunt, greasy work of farm machinery; his graduate research in the 1960s at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) focused on the economics of farming.
Updated: Friends For Life Dog Walk held in city

Updated: Friends For Life Dog Walk held in city

Dr. Brian's 25th Annual ‘Friends For Life Dog Walk’ was held today in Yorkton. Organized by the Yorkton Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the walk was held this morning at Wiggly Field Dog Park in the city.
A pit house for a Tsilhqot’in family

A pit house for a Tsilhqot’in family

Peyal Laceese has no qualms about building a traditional pit house for his new family home.
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