Estevan

Company works with the Farming Smarter Association as it searches for options other than the century-old Russet Burbank variety

Russet Burbank has been the go to potato variety for Canadian farmers and consumers.

This year, McCain Foods in Chin, Alta., has entered a corporate partnership with the Farming Smarter Association to explore the viability of other varieties in its food processing plant for farmers to consider.

Farming Smarter is using one of its commercial plots to do a research trial growing four varieties using six treatments.

"Kids are not little adults. They don't have the same bones. Their muscles are smaller. Everything is smaller. You need to have that specialized treatment. And that's what these doctors do," Carol-Lyne Dunn said. 

Blaze Dunn from Carlyle has gone through a lot in just his short 11 years of life. He was born with bilateral club feet, crossed eyes, and a tethered spine. He also got in a biking accident with a pickup truck and its utility trailer a few years ago. 

One-time grant from Alberta government to help applied research associations upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure

Alberta’s government has provided a one-time grant of $3.2 million to 12 applied research associations across the province.

This capital funding will enable the research associations to upgrade equipment, facilities and infrastructure.

With the additional funding, the research associations will be able to address pressing capital equipment issues.

It's become the weekly summer tradition that keeps on giving! 

Yesterday, the Taste of Summer Charity BBQ series, powered by our friends at Kingston Midstream, was another overwhelming success today! This week, our stop was at The Brick at the Estevan Market Mall, where we supported the Children's Miracle Network. The Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon is the main benefactor hospital for the charity in Saskatchewan. 

A reminder to be monitoring water sources on a regular basis right now.

With temperatures increasing across the prairies livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue-green algae in dugouts, lakes, and reservoirs. 

Blue-green algae are naturally occurring bacteria that can be present in water bodies and commonly occur during calm, hot weather in water bodies with shallow, slow-moving, or still water that has sufficient nutrients. 

The proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra was finalized on July 2nd.  

According to the company's website, the new company marks the creation of a premier global agribusiness solutions company for food, feed and fuel. 

Bunge’s Chief Executive Officer Greg Heckman says it’s a defining moment for our company and our global team as we complete this transformative business combination.

Saskatchewan's annual summer Free Fishing Weekend is set for July 12th to 13th, where everyone in the province can experience recreational fishing on our lakes and rivers without an angling license.  

This is the 36th Free Fishing Weekend since it began in 1989. According to a release sent by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment, the event is designed to allow people to discover the diverse fishing opportunities in the province without paying the fee for a license. 

Airports were returning to normal operations Thursday after Canada's air traffic control service said some received bomb threats early in the morning.

Nav Canada said the early morning threats affected airports in Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver.

RCMP in Richmond, B.C., said they received a report of a threat at the Vancouver airport's Nav Canada control tower around 2 a.m. local time. The tower was evacuated and no threats were found after a search, the force said in a press release.

Summer has arrived in full force across southeast Saskatchewan, with temperatures this week soaring into the low 30s and humidex values making it feel even hotter. Residents are being reminded to take precautions through the short but intense stretch of heat. 

A southeast athlete is heading to the national stage as Cecilia McCaskill is returning to her role on Team Canada's U18 roller derby team to compete, heading to Australia. McCaskill has been a roller derby athlete for eight years, playing in leagues around the southeast before making the under-18 team last year at just 16 years old.

McCaskill says she's getting ready to head to Brisbane, Australia, for the 2025 Junior Roller Derby World Cup.