Dylan Fiessel

Earlier this year, Protein Industries Canada announced a project and partnership with agriculture companies to help improve plant-based products including cheese. Partnering with Daiya Foods, Ingredion, Ingredion Plant Based Specialties (IPBPS) and Lovingly Made Flour Mills; the goal is to use Canadian grown crops such as peas and faba beans to help improve the taste, texture, and overall quality of plant-based cheese.  

Congratulations to Mrs. Fisher’s Grade 6 class from St. Olivier School in Radville for winning October's Classroom of the Month, presented by Canadian Tire! 

We loaded the cruiser with some delicious treats and goodies from our friends at Boston Pizza, Stranger Danger Candy, Absolute Computer Services, Old Fashion Foods and Edge Safety and Supply Inc. and headed southwest to St. Olivier School in Radville to deliver to the Grade 6 class! 

Joe Kleinsasser has dedicated his entire life to agriculture, and now he’s rewarded for it. Kleinsasser was awarded the Farm & Food Care 2024 Champion award earlier this week at the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium in Saskatoon, SK.  

Driving in Saskatchewan winters is hard for any seasoned driver who has lived in Saskatchewan their whole life, let alone someone new to the country. That’s why the Southeast Advocates Newcomer Services are presenting a brand-new virtual workshop to help newcomers to Canada handle driving in adverse conditions.  

The long train keeps rolling, the holiday train that is! CPKC is sending their 26th annual Holiday Train down the tracks starting on November 21st. Since 1999, CPKC has decorated up their holiday train and steamed through Canada and the U.S. spreading holiday cheer and raising funds for a great cause. Terry Cunha is a spokesperson with the CPKC who explains how the spirit of Christmas helps those in need. 

The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #47 here in Weyburn along with Legions throughout the country started their poppy campaign last Friday. A campaign that’s been commemorating veterans and their service and sacrifice for over 100 years by helping raise funds for local Legions.  

Blackleg is a disease in canola mainly caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans. It’s a serious disease that affect canola plants in the seedling stage by attaching to the stems and working up the stem as it grows, inhibiting the movement of water and nutrients within the plant. It can cause upwards of 50% yield reduction in severe cases. Blackleg was first spotted in western Canada in 1975 in north-east Saskatchewan. 

Congratulations to both of our winners in this year's Pumpkin Decorating Contest!

Kristy Webber is a cattle farmer out in the Midale area and was inspired to create not one, not two, but three cattle themed pumpkins and was the winner of our adult category! (Ages 15+)

Harvest has all but concluded throughout the prairie provinces, according to crop reports released by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Government of Manitoba, and the

Harvest has all but concluded throughout the prairie provinces, according to crop reports released by the Government of Saskatchewan, the Government of Manitoba, and the