Weyburn

Well, it may have been too wet to be out in the field, but Brody Farr and his crew were still able to enjoy some delicious KFC chicken thanks to our Grain Rush driven by Great Plains Ford! 

Brody and his crew farm just north of Yellow Grass, SK and despite the rain, have had an awesome harvest as they’re currently on their last field of durum.  

Many people use the summer months to travel over the border to stay and shop in the United States, this time of year parents may cross over for deals on school supplies. Regardless of the reason, anyone returning to Canada with goods from the U.S should be aware of applicable exemption limits and what must be declared. 

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan is calling for an immediate review of the Canadian Grain Commission's bonding and licensing system to better safeguard producers.

At 11:59 on August 27, 2024 the Canadian Grain Commission revoked the grain dealer license for Purely Canada Foods and its grain operations in Saskatchewan. Farmers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta that may have unpaid deliveries with the company should contact the CGC immediately.

Producers in the southeast were making good progress in their fields before large storms completely halted some harvest operations. 

According to the Weekly Crop Report from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture for the week of August 20th to 26th, the recent storms have caused delays as well as damage by blowing around swaths, lodging crops and flooding and hailing out crops. 

Fall grazing management can really ‘set the stage’ for next year’s perennial pastures. It is important to leave sufficient carry-over (litter) on pastures prior to the upcoming winter months. As much as it is tempting, overgrazing pastures in the fall period is not worth the loss of production in subsequent grazing seasons.

SaskPower will be having a planned power outage for a portion of Weyburn next Thursday, weather permitting. 

The work, which is for system improvements, will affect even-numbered addresses on the 0 block of Prairie Avenue, odd-numbered addresses on the 0 block of Bison Avenue, and odd-numbered addresses on the 300 block of 2nd Street.  

Saskatchewan RCMP made an arrest on Monday in connection to a series of hay bale and grass fires that occurred in the Unity/Macklin RCMP area. 

Cpl. Christopher Neufeld of Unity RCMP says they responded to over 15 reports of deliberately set hay bale and grass fires within the last month.

Unity RCMP and the Macklin Fire Department responded and worked together on the investigation.

Evidence and surveillance video from a bale fire resulted in the arrest of 25-year-old Logan Sieben from Macklin on Monday.

According to the latest data released by Statistics Canada, Saskatchewan's average weekly earnings were up in June compared to May. The numbers, which came out Thursday morning, show the average weekly earnings in the province were $1220.82, an increase of 5.17 percent from June 2023 and up by $12.30 from May.  

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the leader of the New Democrats, urging him to force an election this fall.

Poilievre's letter to Jagmeet Singh says the NDP does not have a mandate from voters to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power for another year.

He's urging Singh to vote non-confidence in the government when the House of Commons resumes in September.

The NDP entered a supply and confidence deal with the Liberals in 2022, agreeing to keep the minority government in power until 2025 in exchange for movement on key priorities.

Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they’ve addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province’s pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week.

Jason Coleman, superintendent of student achievement at Regina Public Schools, says students under 16 who want to change their names or pronouns in school are required to have parental consent. Those older can do so without.

Some parents have said no, said Coleman. When that happens, the division works with students on getting them to a place where they can communicate with their families.