Weyburn

Two dedicated leaders from southeast Saskatchewan, Christa Morhart of Estevan and Cheryl Lake of Stoughton, have been honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of their exceptional service to Girl Guides. The prestigious medal is presented to individuals across Canada for their voluntary contributions to their communities, highlighting Morhart and Lake's long-standing commitment to empowering girls and women through the Guiding movement.

Today we headed North for Seed N Feed driven by Great Plains Ford and landed at the Leguee Farms! 

Stephanie Leguee nominated the crew at Leguee Farms, noting that seeding is underway and they're trying to get as much done as they can before the weather changes, although Stephanie noted right now the biggest hindrance is...puddles! 

"Trying to get as much done as they can with weather pending and just going around the puddles," she laughed. "They've got to dry up sometime."

New mandate called good time to overhaul business risk management programs and other policies that could help agriculture

Prime minister Mark Carney will name his cabinet May 12, and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has some advice for the incoming agriculture minister.

Kody Blois from the Nova Scotia riding of Kings-Hants served briefly after Carney replaced Justin Trudeau and is a strong candidate to continue.

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Today, we took Classroom of the Month presented by Canadian Tire to Mrs. Gilmore's class over at St. Michael's School!

They were tons of fun to hang out with as we were able to treat them to a pizza party thanks to Boston Pizza and some goodies thanks to our friends at Old Fashioned Foods, Stranger Danger Candy Co. and Edge Safety and Supply!

Check out the video below and nominate your class for their chance to win our next Canadian Tire Classroom of the Month!

Last week, members of the Weyburn Police Service focused on community engagement, spending some time with the city’s younger residents at The Family Place.  

WPS Sergeant Riley Ross explains the organization is one of their community partners. 

“We like to engage with those partners within the community. The Family Place had reached out to us and asked if we could have some members swing by there.” 

The members that attended spent time reading books to the children, answering their questions, and showing off the police car.  

CANTERRA SEEDS recently announced it would be acquiring Alliance Seed, saying the move would strengthen their seed business and expand distribution across Western Canada.

The pedigreed seed operation will continue to operate as a standalone brand under CANTERRA SEEDS’s umbrella, with key staff transitioning to maintain continuity and customer relationships.

Brent Derkatch, CEO of CANTERRA SEEDS says Alliance Seed has built an impressive portfolio and a network supported by committed seed growers. 

It appears the recent trade tensions between the U.S. and China are delaying the proposed merger between Bunge and Viterra.

China has not yet approved the $34 billion merger between the two ag giants. 

The deal has received antitrust clearance from the European Union and Canada, but the transaction remains stalled in China
 due to what many people say is a result of trade tensions between the United States and China.

The merger was originally announced in 2023. 

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has declared a primary control zone for avian influenza in Manitoba.

The CFIA says it has declared the Rural Municipality of Boissevain-Morton a primary control zone.

The status means that specific measures are being implemented to prevent the spread of the disease through movement restrictions and permits.

To date, 17 premises in Canada have been identified as being infected with AI, including two in Manitoba, three in Saskatchewan and one in Manitoba.

The government isn’t thought to be in a hurry to impose a large duty on yellow peas as it takes steps to reduce food inflation.

India’s pulse trade is pushing for the government to implement a large tariff on imported yellow peas.

Bimal Kothari, chair of the India Pulses and Grains Association, recently told the Hindu Businessline that he wants to see a 50 per cent import duty on the crop to ensure the landed price is equivalent to the government’s minimum support price for desi chickpeas.

Elmer Allan Franks, late of Weyburn, SK passed away on March 5, 2025 at the age of 90 years.

He was predeceased by his wife, Fran; parents, David and Bertha; his brothers, Doug and Rueben; father and mother-in-law, Pat and Mildred Patrick; Fran’s siblings: Bill and Agnes Pittman, Quint and Marg Patrick, Bert and Doug McKenzie and Gerry Grandbois.