Support is pouring in for a Saskatchewan farmer and butcher who had a stroke in December and is on his way to recovering.Norm Bromm of Tisdale is an organic farmer in the summer and a butcher in the winter. However, on Dec. 8, after some work in the butcher shop, Norm had an unexpected stroke and was found on the bathr...

A local farming company has been fined after an incident near Muenster, Sask. in 2019.K. Haeusler Farms Inc. pleaded guilty in Humboldt Provincial Court on Dec. 14 to violating two counts under the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. The incident took place on Aug. 29, 2019 near Muenster when a worker became pi...

A new mobile app will help analyze the mental health of farmers in the province and provide support.The app - called 'Avail' - examines wellness data supplied by the user and then offers articles, videos and online tips, or more immediate help from a personal support network. The mobile app, which was developed by Brid...

This year's Charity Steer Auction in Prince Albert is taking on a different look and feel, as there will be no live crowd to enjoy it and no auctioneer.Due to COVID-19 protocols, the regular auction was not able to take place in its traditional form this weekend.Rather than hang their hats, the Prince Albert Regional S...

The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The support will include $5 million for the province's share of costs associated with the national AgriRecovery set-aside program. The other $5 million will help ...

There were a lot of very happy beekeepers at the Saskatoon airport on Monday afternoon.The Canadian Honey Council chartered a plane from Nicaragua that held 48 temporary foreign workers destined for 16 bee farms in Saskatchewan. The flight also included 39 repatriated Canadians.Jake Berg and his business partner Stacey...

The federal government is immediately providing funds for farmers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.Farm Credit Canada (FCC) will receive an enhancement to its capital base that will allow for an additional $5 billion in lending capacity.Making the announcement this morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ne...

When you need to get immunized you go to the doctor for a shot, but cows get a much larger needle fired from a dart gun.Graham McKenzie with Target Cattle Company is selling remote drug delivery systems at Agribition.He's been selling the dart guns for seven years but said the technology first rolled out about 50 years...

Harvest wasn't done in Saskatchewan when snow fell on the weekend, but Todd Lewis says farmers won't stop because of the white stuff.Lewis, the president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, said Monday he expects farmers to keep working to get all of their crops into the bin."It's another sl...

A unique program that helps fill up the country's food banks will be rolling through Saskatchewan this week.Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Drive Away Hunger program has been scheduled to make stops in Moose Jaw and Yorkton on Wednesday, followed by Humboldt and Regina on Thursday.(File photo/ paNOW Staff)The food drive, wh...