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Research finds agriculture waste could be transformed into biogas and fertilizer using bacteria-based techonology

Canadian farms could significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while generating renewable energy by converting agricultural waste into biogas, a McGill University doctoral student says.

Anjaly Paul said anaerobic digestion could transform livestock manure and crop residues that would otherwise decompose in landfills into valuable resources.

A Saskatoon-based company has begun field trials of a replacement for granular peat inoculant.

Peat has been used for decades to inoculate crops such as peas and lentils and is a biological that provides consistent benefits, said Dave Greenshields, who founded Insight Plant Health in 2020.

However, customers are looking for a replacement, he told people attending a recent Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre field day.

Rain in the forecast in the coming days will assist in the battle against wildfires in northwest Saskatchewan.

Steve Roberts with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) says a decision will be made in the next day or two on whether to maintain with the current fire ban.

The Saskatoon Senior Baseball League (SSBL) announced the league leaders for the 2025 regular season, with the Marysburg Royals well represented.  

It was a clean Royals sweep for the leaders in batting average, with Cole Bauml finishing on top with .516 average, followed by Nick Anderson at .500 and Tom Hooker with a .478 average.  

One final piece of equipment will be added to the Lanigan & District Waterpark this week with the installation of the Water Accessible Wheelchair.  

Long Lake Insurance will be sponsoring the Water Accessible Wheelchair. 

To help commemorate the completion of the waterpark’s equipment, there will be a pool party on Thursday afternoon which will include free public swimming throughout the afternoon.  

Humboldt RCMP are hoping for information in a theft case dating back to May.

On May 22, 2025, The Humboldt RCMP received a complaint of a theft of a red wagon from a business located on the 2000 block of 8th Avenue in Humboldt. Video surveillance captured a subject of interest who had loaded the wagon it into a red minivan. The Humboldt RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying this individual.

Humboldt RCMP seeks the public's help in identifying those linked to a pair of incidents. 

On July 28, 2025, the Humboldt RCMP received two complaints: the first complaint a theft of fuel and damage to truck at a business in Lake Lenore and the second complaint of damage to a grain auger and theft of fuel.

Video surveillance captured a vehicle and persons of interest in these incidents.

The Quill Lakes Watershed Association (QLWA) is in danger of dissolving operations due to a lack of commitment from the provincial government.  

Formed by a group of stakeholders comprised of local landowners and communities following the wide spreading of flooding that occurred in the Quill Lakes and surrounding area between 2005-2017.  

Saskatchewan’s New Democrats have looked at the latest data published by the non-profit organization Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU), and they are not happy about what the numbers show. 

In a release on August 5, the NDP says those numbers show Saskatchewan as having the fewest childcare spaces in Canada, amounting to a space for only 21 per cent of Saskatchewan children aged 0-5. Taking into account children 0 to 12 years of age, the availability drops to 12 per cent.  

Bolt Brain Buster:

Which item of clothing is also the name of a breed of cow?

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: Jersey