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  Almost three-quarters of the harvest is done

  October 1st, 2009 - 5 h 00

  PRINCE ALBERT - Excellent weather in most areas of the province last week allowed producers to gain another 22 per cent in completing the 2009 harvest. Producers have 72 per cent of the crop in the bin, up from 50 per cent...

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  Warm weather aids farmers: crop report

  September 18th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Farmers have been busy swathing and combining their crops while the sun shone this past week, with one-third of the crop now in the bin, up from 18 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's weekly crop report. Another 27 per...

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  Bears and the bees no longer sting honey producers

  September 4th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Damages caused by sticky-fingered bears dipping their paws into beehives won't lighten the wallets of beekeepers nearly as much anymore. The province has now included loss of honey production in its wildlife damage compensation program that is...

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  Riverbend inmate says prison farm system not just about gaining employment skills

  September 2nd, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Letters to the Editor - Editor The Herald Correctional Service Canada has deemed that closing the farm camps at minimum-security institutions will be beneficial, as inmates have no interest in farming upon release. This is not the case. There...

  Section : Agriculture | 0 Comment

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  Beekeepers to get compensation for damage caused by honey-loving bears

  September 1st, 2009 - 5 h 00

  YORKTON - Sask atchewan honey producers can now get compensation for damage caused by bears. The province is putting an extra $200,000 a year into its Wildlife Damage Compensation Program to help beekeepers. Producers will be able to claim for...

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  Instructors rally to save farm at Riverbend Institution

  July 23rd, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Workers at Riverbend Institution rallied Thursday morning against the shutdown of their farm, arguing inmates learning the trade will be left high and dry. The federal government announced in February that they are closing all six prison farming...

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  Turn up the heat, please

  July 18th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  Regina - Honey bees are normally, well, busy as bees at this time of year, but a relentless cool summer has taken the buzz out of honey and other crop production. "The last week to 10 days it has been very unseasonably cold. We're normally...

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  Supreme Court ends bid by Saskatchewan farmers to sue crop insurance over frost claim

  July 9th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  REGINA - Some Sask atchewan farmers have reached the end of the road in their bid to sue the province's crop insurance corporation over a frost claim. The Supreme Court of Canada says it won't hear an appeal from Michael Hicks and Leigh Stuart,...

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  Farmers ask feds to evaluate drought

  July 7th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  The National Farmers Union (NFU) has asked federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz for a formal assessment of the drought affecting the Prairie provinces. "On behalf of the National Farmers Union, I am making the formal request for the federal...

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  New non-pandemic influenza A virus found in Saskatchewan hog workers

  July 7th, 2009 - 5 h 00

  REGINA - Officials say a new non-pandemic influenza A virus has been confirmed in two hog farm workers in eastern Saskatchewan and a third case is being investigated. The workers have fully recovered. Public health, agriculture and food safety...

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Other news

• July 6th, 2009 Owl in the family
• July 4th, 2009 Condition of crops improves
• June 22nd, 2009 Alberta farmers facing possible drought
• June 18th, 2009 Blue bin inspections start
• June 16th, 2009 Added stress for farmers
• June 15th, 2009 Finally (please?) it's summer
• June 10th, 2009 Bankrupt pork producer sign of the times for pig farmers
• June 6th, 2009 Mantracker returns to Big River
• June 6th, 2009 You can't hide
• May 9th, 2009 Rancher assists in cattle corpse disposal
• May 6th, 2009 Sask. student,16, wins top prize in biotech competition for `designer wheat'
• April 30th, 2009 INFLUENZA: The WHO to stop using term 'swine flu' to avoid confusion over danger from pigs
• April 16th, 2009 CFIA quarantines elk herd in Saskatchewan after chronic wasting disease found
• April 11th, 2009 Governments offer millions to farmers
• March 23rd, 2009 Saskatchewan farmland prices are the highest ever

• March 19th, 2009 Parole board extends Robert Latimer's day parole, but conditions remain
• March 17th, 2009 SPCA believes wrongdoing involved in starving of horses
• March 5th, 2009 Saskatchewan SPCA says it has seized nearly 300 neglected cattle near Outlook
• March 5th, 2009 Finding fault in farmers' union actions
• March 2nd, 2009 Positive changes to Sask Crop Insurance
• February 27th, 2009 Producers handed $71-million lifeline
• February 26th, 2009 Government unveiled aid for hog, cattle farmers
• February 25th, 2009 Canada's beef industry calls on Ottawa to file trade challenge against U.S.
• February 12th, 2009 Tornado damage deadline approaching
• February 10th, 2009 Saskatchewan disappointed with outcome of agriculture ministers meeting
• January 30th, 2009 Agriculture services expand into rural areas
• January 28th, 2009 Premier Wall gives federal budget a D
• January 19th, 2009 Producers weigh their cropping options
• January 13th, 2009 Saskatchewan man suing major railways and Ottawa over grain shipping rates
• January 12th, 2009 Cattle producers target trade barriers
• January 12th, 2009 Federal NDP politician takes aim at long-gun registration program
• January 9th, 2009 RCMP probe allegation that wheat board voter list was improperly accessed
• December 30th, 2008 Kinistino blaze under investigation
• December 29th, 2008 Fertilizer prices plummet
• December 27th, 2008 Mexico halts import of U.S. meat
• December 26th, 2008 Damage estimated in millions after fire at Sask. farm equipment dealership
• December 24th, 2008 Cattle brave cold temperatures
• December 22nd, 2008 Albertas meat strategy important for Saskatchewan
• December 15th, 2008 Grain prices facing a reality check
• December 11th, 2008 Emergency strychnine use approved
• December 8th, 2008 Five districts in Western Canada choose Canadian Wheat Board directors
• December 4th, 2008 Frozen fields
• November 19th, 2008 Cattle producers have bleak future: report
• November 19th, 2008 Missing youths found
• November 10th, 2008 Trapping is a dying trade

• October 30th, 2008 U.S. court orders American duties on red spring wheat to be returned to Canada
• October 7th, 2008 Report makes recommendations to fix crop insurance
• September 24th, 2008 Second Avenue work complete
• September 20th, 2008 Dad built 'em, son brings 'em down
• September 20th, 2008 Searchers look for Sask. man who went missing while harvesting wild rice
• September 20th, 2008 Saskatchewan racks up big trade numbers, says a Stats Canada report
• September 19th, 2008 Goodbye to the Grain Elevator
• September 19th, 2008 That's all folks
• September 19th, 2008 Ritz must face repercussions
• September 18th, 2008 Son of Sask woman who contracted listeriosis furious about minister Ritz's remarks
• September 17th, 2008 Going, going, gone
• September 17th, 2008 A part of history fading forever
• September 16th, 2008 Grain elevator to come down tonight
• September 8th, 2008 Rain distrupting fall harvest
• September 5th, 2008 Picking up the pieces
• August 30th, 2008 Paddockwood declares state of emergency
• August 28th, 2008 Farmers reminded to work safe while harvesting
• August 22nd, 2008 Oilsands deal reached
• August 20th, 2008 Law forcing sale of family farm scrutinized
• August 20th, 2008 Planting one on
• August 19th, 2008 Crops growing well: report
• August 19th, 2008 Wheat was once a diplomatic tool
• August 18th, 2008 Crops growing well in P.A. area
• August 13th, 2008 Lending a hand to growers
• August 8th, 2008 Farmers making hay - well after they usually are
• August 7th, 2008 Harvest has already begun
• August 7th, 2008 Local shooter nominated for athlete of the month
• August 2nd, 2008 Men's Northern starts Saturday
• August 2nd, 2008 Carnival guru has mastered the Twin Flip
• July 31st, 2008 Cool temperatures set back expectations for fall harvest, but still above average