The resolution to limit president and vice-president terms to a maximum of six years was introduced at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities Midterm (SARM) Midterm convention in Saskatoon on Wednesday afternoon. RM of Mariposa Division Two Councillor Jeremy Welter spoke in favor of the resolution. Delega...

Two students from the University of Saskatchewan and one from the University of Alberta were selected based promising research conducted at the undergraduate, masters and doctoral levels that address critical challenges facing the barley industry. Sheila Andrade received a $6,000 scholarship for her groundbreaking rese...

There are more than 20 resolutions on the table for the SARM Midterm convention on Wednesday and Thursday, including one calling for a maximum of three consecutive two-year terms for SARM President and Vice President. The resolution from the RM of Elfros says shorter terms would bring new ideas, relationships, knowledg...

As the colder weather approaches, it's time to think about the details of your livestock winter-feeding plans. The following article was written by Andre Bonneau, Range Management Extension Specialist in the Prince Albert office of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. Today, we're talking about the importance of f...

The Rural Municipality of Biggar, about an hour west of Saskatoon, needed to consult the Local Government Election Act of 2015 to settle Wednesday's Division Five Council election Incumbent councillor Greg Mundt and challenger Chelsey Seidl each received 46 votes. The RM of Biggar does not have its own election bylaw a...

Rural residents voted on Wednesday for Reeves and Councillors in odd-numbered divisions. Most positions on RM councils were filled by acclamation, but there were some elections. A few dozen RM's were emailed and asked to send in results from elections held on Wednesday. The following is the list of winners from respond...

For the second time in three months, the federal labor minister is intervening to end strikes in the transportation sector. In August, it was railway workers with CN Rail and CPKC Rail. On Tuesday morning, Steven MacKinnon instructed the Canada Industrial Relation Board to order binding arbitration in labour disputes a...

Daryl Harrison is the the MLA for Cannington in the extreme southeast corner of the province. He is a cattle rancher and a former director with the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association. Harrison also worked in the oil industry for thirty years in various roles. Harrison was first elected as the MLA for Cannington in ...

Donald Trump will return to the Oval Office early next year after winning Tuesday's Presidential election. What will this mean for international trade as well as imports and exports between Canada and the United States? Trump campaigned on implementing tariffs---specifically against China, which would impact US corn an...

Kleinsasser was honoured during the Saskatchewan Pork Industry Symposium in Saskatoon on Tuesday evening. Kleinsasser has been the Minister at the Rosetown Hutterite Colony since 1995 and was involved in the provincial hog industry for nearly 17 years. He started in equipment fabrication and moved on to manage the Col...