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The president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities says 2020 was a challenging year. Ray Orb says covid-19 and dry weather created difficulties on the farm. He adds the livestock industry faced a backlog from temporary packing plant closures due to the coronavirus. Orb says Ottawa’s plan to raise the carbon tax from 30 […]

  The latest crop report says Saskatchewan farmers made significant harvest progress this past week. 62 percent of the crop has been combined, up from 43 percent last week and well ahead of the 5 year average of 48 percent for this date. Harvest is most advanced in the southwest at 90 percent and least […]