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As noted last week there are concerns over the new federal carbon tax within the farm sector.

Yorkton Council unanimously supported a joint request made at its regular meeting Monday by the Yorkton Exhibition Association, (YEA), and Yorkton Chamber of Commerce to proclaim the week of Nov. 5-11 Agriculture Week in Yorkton.

So the Cannabis Act came into force Oct. 18. Depending upon where you live in Canada the reaction has been quite different.

Once harvest wraps up for another year, producers often spend some time reflecting on what went well, and what could have gone better over the past growing season.

There is an old adage about history often repeating itself, and that might just be the case when it comes to farm shelterbelts. As long as there have been farms, farmers have always had a sort of love-hate relationship with trees.

To the surprise of many in the face of the rhetoric of American president Donald Trump, a new North American trade deal has been hammered out. The reaction has been generally positive, at least in this country among farm organizations.

It was a day for working horses, and the people that love them, as a Chore Team Challenge was held at Tail Winds Arena.

If you are a regular reader of this space, and thanks to those who are, then you know I am a believer in maintaining older genetics, whether they are within a heritage breed of livestock, or in the plants from which our current crops evolved.

A wet and cool week stalled most harvest operations in the province. Sixty-two per cent of the crop is now in the bin, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture鈥檚 Weekly Crop Report. The five-year (2013-2017) average is 53 per cent for this time of year.

Last week I filled this space with thoughts on how over the centuries, farmers and pet hobbyists have modified a number of species through selective breeding.