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A year of mixed messages but still above average yields

For some Canadian farmers, especially those in certain parts of Saskatchewan, it’s been a pretty wet year. For other agricultural producers, it’s been a terribly dry year.
Vandenhurks nominated for award

Vandenhurks nominated for award

Former Midale-area residents Elysia and Natasha Vandenhurk have been nominated for a provincial award. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce announced the finalists for the Association of Business Excellence (ABEX) Awards on Aug.
CAPP visits Estevan to discuss industry support

CAPP visits Estevan to discuss industry support

Steve Rennick, manager of campaigns with the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) believes that Canada’s oil and gas industries get a bad rap.

SK sees manufacturing sales growth in June

Saskatchewan’s manufacturing sales saw a strong increase at the beginning of the summer, with the province ranking first in month-to-month percentage change. Manufacturing sales in Saskatchewan increased by 4.

Richardson invests in Richardson, SK

Richardson International Limited recently confirmed their investment of $15 million to create a new research farm in Saskatchewan to improve Canadian agricultural operations.
Farming income rises slightly

Farming income rises slightly

Average total income of farm operators in Canada in 2014 increased by 1.7 per cent compared with 2013 said Statistics Canada, basing their report on the latest complete statistics that were made available to them.
Tiny border community home to a major commodities terminal

Tiny border community home to a major commodities terminal

Although it may not be considered over the top by today’s standards that call for anything and everything to be huge in stature, the Ceres commodities terminal that sits nextdoor to the tiny hamlet of Northgate, Saskatchewan that happens to be conven
Northern oil spill raises questions in southeast

Northern oil spill raises questions in southeast

If a spill of 200,000 to 250,000 litres of oil into a fast-moving potable (drinking) water supply in northern Saskatchewan raises all kinds of damage to longer-term water quality and anxiety among potable water users, what are the implications of a p
Canadian crude oil production slides

Canadian crude oil production slides

Crude oil production in Canada was down 11.6 per cent in May of this year compared with May of 2015, according to information released by Statistics Canada this past week. Canada produced 14.7 million cubic metres (M3) or 92.
Oil and gas land sale pace picks up with major interest in this area

Oil and gas land sale pace picks up with major interest in this area

The August public offering of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights was the largest yet for the 2016-17 fiscal yer, accounting for 60 per cent of the total to date.