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A total of $9.6-million in funding will help the Canadian National Barley Cluster make barley a more competitive and resilient crop. $5.2-million of the funding comes from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Ssutainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) and the remaining $4.4-million from several farm groups, including SaskBarley, Alberta Grains, Beef Cattle Research Council, Brewing and […]

The Water Security Agency (WSA) is renewing the Agricultural Water Management Fund to support water management projects in the province. Eligible recipients include farmers – or individuals or corporations registered in Saskatchewan who own, lease, or rent property for agricultural production purposes – Watershed Associations & Stewardship groups, Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds, Conservation and Development […]

Prairie South School Division has accumulated over $1 million in unpaid salaries because of teachers’ job action activities, but the province will claw back that funding once the contract situation is settled. Division administration presented a third-quarter financial update during the recent June board meeting, along with a forecast for the rest of the school […]

After a two day ratification vote, teachers in Saskatchewan have voted to reject the latest deal worked out with the provincial government. The STF says with 88 percent of eligible teachers voting, 55 percent voted to reject the offer. “We take our direction from the membership, and members have spoken.” STF President Samantha Becotte said […]

Addressing the need for more child care spaces in Saskatchewan was the goal of an announcement made in Regina Monday. Two Federal ministers — Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Hon. Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, were there to announce $27.7 million over a four year span, including $19.1 million […]

Saskatchewan’s education minister is being accused of trying to influence a teachers vote after saying he’s not ruling out extending the school year should educators reject his offer and take job action.  Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation president Samantha Becotte says Jeremy Cockrill’s remarks are disappointing as members decide whether they want to accept the deal. Teachers are voting […]

Community-based organizations and rural communities across Canada needing to fund a project can apply to Farm Credit Canada’s AgriSpirit Fund. $1.5-million is available for registered charities, non-profit organizations, and First Nation, Metis, & Inuit communities who apply for the fund.  FCC’s Manager of Community Investment Carla Warnyca says eligible projects can get between 10 and […]

An app that speeds up the grain grading process for farmers is gaining momentum, in large part to support from the Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN). It’s called GeoAI and with a snap of a photo it can determine the quality of your grain. The only downside, for now, is it can only […]

The Saskatchewan Barley Development Commission (SaskBarley) is committing $856,651 towards barley research over the next five years. Research and Extension Manager with SaskBarley Mitchell Japp says the research will focus on areas of concern for barley growers in the province, such as “managing maturity and uniformity in barley, crop establishment, disease pressure, and marketability” adding […]

After reading about how the province has allegedly provided sufficient educational funding since 2007, the chief financial officer for Moose Jaw’s Catholic division decided to analyze those statements to determine whether they reflected reality. On Feb. 6, NDP Opposition Leader Carla Beck stood with concerned parents and grandparents outside St. Agnes School to address concerns about […]