Humboldt

The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Bernadette McIntyre, and her husband, Mr. Rich McIntyre had a private audience with King Charles today at Buckingham Palace.

Their Honours presented the King with lentil and chickpea snacks from the Three Farmers company of Saskatoon. Saskatchewan is a major producer of pulse crops.

A jar of Savoury Dill Pickle Mustard from Gravelbourg Mustard. The province is the world’s largest exporter of mustard seed.

Alberta's Agriculture Financial Services Corporation put together the first crop report of the season. 

Manglai a product coordinator with AFSC, says provincially there's now 23 per cent of the 2025 crop is now in the ground, thawhich t's well ahead of the 5-year average of 12 per cent, and the 10-year average of 14 per cent.

"Regionally - the South leads with 50 per cent of all crops seeded, followed by the Central Region at 22 per cent, the Peace Region at 10 per cent, the North West at 8 per cent, and the North East at 6 per cent."

Production is expected to recover by 70 million tonnes due to favourable conditions, while demand will rise by 45 million tonnes

SASKATOON — The global grain outlook for 2025-26 is incredibly balanced, says an analyst.

The International Grains Council (IGC) is forecasting 2.373 billion tonnes of production and an identical 2.373 billion tonnes of demand.

“We’re looking at quite a finely balanced fundamental picture for grains,” Helen Plant, senior analyst for the United Kingdom’s Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, said in a recent webinar.

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture President Keith Currie says Canadian agriculture is at a critical juncture, with the recent dramatic rise of trade uncertainty, high costs, and more frequent extreme weather events.

He notes during the recent election, the CFA made the priorities of Canadian farmers very clear: farmers need to see a focus on competitiveness, resiliency, and maintaining rule-based trade.

One member of the Humboldt Collegiate Institute (HCI) Mohawks football team is stepping out of the huddle and onto the national stage, earning a coveted spot among Canada’s top football prospects.  

The City of Humboldt did an about face at its Executive Meeting on Monday in regard to off-loading the Humboldt airport, referred to as the aerodrome, to private ownership.  

A report prepared by Public Works Director Peter Bergquist and presented to council recommended that the City’s administration “re-engage selected surrounding municipalities that are believed to benefit the most from the airport discussions regarding ownership model options.” 

The meeting room at the Humboldt Uniplex was packed with area residents ready to voice their wishes and checklist dreams for new recreation facilities in Humboldt. The Future Recreation Facilities meeting took place on Tuesday evening, May 13.  

Saskatchewan's legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose. 

Bill 21, the Construction Codes (Derelict Buildings) Amendment Act, received royal assent Tuesday. The legislation lays out the framework for a pilot project where volunteer firefighters conduct burns on municipal-owned buildings as part of training exercises.

The Saskatoon Diamondbacks got the better of the East Central 18UAAA Red Sox last night as they fell 11-8.  

After an error gave the Red Sox the lead in the opening inning, the Diamondbacks roared back with 5 runs on four hits in the bottom of the second. Dylan Pura led the D-Backs in the rally with a single to bring in a pair. 

The Red Sox didn't flinch regaining the lead with six runs on 4 hits to make it 7-5, two of those coming on a Jarret Rude single.  

A successful Humboldt Minor Basketball Association tournament entertained 21 different teams from across the province over Saturday and Sunday last weekend at Humboldt schools.  

Kerri Archibald with the Association gives us the highlights. 

“We had the girls playing on Saturday and the boys playing on Sunday. There were lots of fans out to see all the improvement that's happened over the season.”