Insights and Stories on Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan premier ‘not satisfied’ with Husky spill response

Jul. 27, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Wednesday he was not satisfied with Husky Energy Inc’s emergency response to an oil spill into a river that supplies drinking water, and said the western Canadian province needed to consider ways to avoid a recurrence. The spill of 1,572 barrels of oil from […]

Federated Co-operatives builds new fertilizer terminals

Jul. 26, 2016 at 4:08 pm CDT

By Federated Co-operatives Limited

Mustard crops in good condition despite hail, prices squeezed

Jul. 25, 2016 at 10:49 am CDT

By Jade Markus

Saskatchewan crops developing normally

Jul. 21, 2016 at 12:53 pm CDT

By Saskatchewan Agriculture

Saskatchewan orders drainage into Quill Lakes stopped

Jul. 14, 2016 at 8:25 pm CDT

By Staff

Soggy conditions stress Saskatchewan’s crops

Jul. 14, 2016 at 4:59 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– Crops were hit hard by rain in many parts of the province during the period of July 5-11, according to a report from the Saskatchewan government. Lloydminster, Estevan and Carrot River were just a few of the communities hit hardest by the precipitation. In some cases, areas […]

By Dave Sims

Storms trim potential for big Prairie crops

Jul. 13, 2016 at 6:46 pm CDT

Reuters — Heavy rain and strong winds are likely to curb the potential for Western Canada’s crops, government officials said, but the harvest may still be bigger than average. Pockets across Saskatchewan, Canada’s biggest wheat- and canola-growing province, received as much as five inches of rain, strong winds and hail […]

By Rod Nickel

Chicago oats rally with Prairie rains, for now

Jul. 13, 2016 at 6:17 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Oat prices at the Chicago Board of Trade have advanced as rain soaks Canada’s crops, but one U.S. analyst doesn’t expect those gains to hold. Close to half of Canada’s seeded oat area is in Saskatchewan, Statistics Canada data shows, and some parts of the province have […]

By Jade Markus

Saskatchewan names new deputy ag minister

May. 27, 2016 at 5:24 pm CDT

A promotion for Saskatchewan’s deputy minister of agriculture leads to a promotion for one of the ministry’s assistant deputies. Doug Moen, who’s leaving his post as deputy minister to Premier Brad Wall at the end of June, on Friday announced Rick Burton as the province’s new deputy minister of agriculture, […]

By Staff

Guenther: Seeding in home stretch for dry NW Saskatchewan

May. 20, 2016 at 4:00 pm CDT

Seeding is drawing to a close in northwestern Saskatchewan, largely due to warm, dry weather this month. On average, seeding in the northwest was over half done early in the week, according to the latest Saskatchewan Crop Report. Provincially, farmers are 51 per cent done, putting them miles ahead of […]

By Lisa Guenther