Weyburn

With harvest approaching, farmers will want to start thinking about pre-harvest intervals (PHI) before applying any pesticides and or fungicides to the crop.

The PHI refers to the minimum number of days between a pesticide application and swathing or straight combining of a crop and reflects the time required for pesticides to break down after being applied.

Saskatchewan Open Farm Days runs August 9th and 10th, and is organized by Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan.

Event Coordinator Ashley Stone says agriculture is one of the biggest industries in the province, and the overall goal is to bring people together to get a better idea about life on the farm and where our food comes from. 

She notes this year they have 34 hosts participating from across the province.

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.

Although the weather in southeast Saskatchewan is rarely co-operative and rain is expected this weekend, that’s not going to stop the Special Olympics Weyburn from hosting a fun day helping kids with intellectual disabilities from trying sports with their first-ever Try It Day since 2019. Tara Meier, youth and health coordinator with Special Olympics, explains the fun happening this weekend.  

Leonard Trofin, age 90, of Bengough, Saskatchewan passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2025 following a short illness.

Leonard was born in Kayville, Saskatchewan on April 7, 1935. In 1955, he joined the Royal Canadian Air Force where he graduated from the Food Service School as a Food Service Attendant. Following discharge, he worked as a chef in various restaurants in Regina as well as the Plains Health Centre.

Mieceslaw "Max" Zaremba of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, born May 21, 1927, passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2025 at the age of 98 years.

Max will be forever loved and missed by his daughter, Vicki Zaremba of Weyburn, SK; daughter, Aimee Mitchell of Weyburn, SK; daughter, Marianne Loader of Whiterock, BC; son, Chris (Harlene) Zaremba of Regina, SK; son, Bruce (Kim) Zaremba of Surrey, BC; daughter, Garnet Zaremba of Surrey, BC; 11 grandchildren & several great grandchildren as well as other relatives and friends.

The Weyburn/Fillmore RCMP have issued a crime watch advisory following a rural break, enter, and theft in the RM of Griffin. 

The incident occurred between Sunday, August 3rd and Wednesday August 6th, when an unknown person entered an unoccupied property in the RM of Griffin. There, they stole a 2018 American tandem axle enclosed trailer with Saskatchewan license plate 249KTV. The trailer contained a Can-Am ATV, John Deere ride-on mower, a green coloured generator, and various tools. 

The RCMP have provided photos of the stolen items. 

While summer is not over yet, a new season is beginning as local farmers prepare for the harvest. However, efforts may be delayed due to the cooler and wetter growing season. 

Dale Paslawski, who farms north of Weyburn, says crops are advancing well, but slightly behind in development. He has already begun swathing yellow peas but had to take a break due to the forecasted showers.  

In the afternoon of July 28th, the Weyburn Police Service were called to the scene of a possible structure fire alongside the Weyburn Fire Department. Upon arrival, they did see smoke coming from the residence, however, Sergeant Riley Ross explains it was not a structure fire. 

“It was determined that it wasn't a structure fire and that it was located in a garbage can in the residence, and a cigarette was inside the garbage can that started smoke within the house.”