rural municipalities

Producers Being Reminded of Ditch Mowing Season

Producers Being Reminded of Ditch Mowing Season

Jun 20, 2024 | 11:51am
As the annual highways hay salvage and ditch mowing season progresses, the Government of Saskatchewan is reminding farmers and ranchers of several key dates. The program, which allows landowners by highway ditches the first opportunity to cut or bale free hay, until July 8. After this date, anyone may cut or bale the hay. “The […]

Multiple Rural Municipalities declaring agricultural disasters as drought conditions persist

Jul 13, 2023 | 4:20pm

The Rural Municipality of Dundurn has declared an agricultural disaster, as a result of ongoing drought conditions. On its website, the R.M. is also calling on various levels of government to provide disaster relief to farmers and ranchers. The R.M.s of Old Post and Arlington are other areas that have also declared agricultural disasters, according […]

RM’s Want Help in Collecting Unpaid Taxes from Oil and Gas Companies

Nov 9, 2021 | 4:16pm

Three resolutions were easily passed by delegates at the online Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) Mid-Term Convention on Tuesday. A resolution, introduced by the RM of Eye Hill in the Macklin area along the Alberta border, was co-sponsored by 45 other RM’s around the province. It calls on SARM to lobby the provincial government […]

Regina District RM’s meeting to discuss need to improve farm support programs

Jan 9, 2020 | 6:00am

Farm income support programs will be among the issues discussed at the Regina District RM’s meeting this week in the Queen City. The president of the Regina District RM’s, John Olinik of Kelliher, says farmers faced a difficult year in 2019 and governments need to improve farm business risk programs. He says the Agristability support […]