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If you discount the Toronto Blue Jays playoff run as not counting because it is sporting news, then surely the biggest news of late, at least in Saskatchewan, is the idea of climate change and carbon tax.

Producers were able to get back into the field for a few days and make some harvest progress in between the weekend rains.

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart highlighted the importance of agriculture education and working together to engage consumers and build public trust.

Science should be the one thing we can trust. Research should be carried out for the sake of exploration, and the results published, whether the results are positive, or negative.

Despite the weekend rain, producers were still able to make progress with harvest. Seventy per cent of the 2016 crop is now combined and 22 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture鈥檚 weekly Crop Report.

The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) is seeking young beef producers with a desire to become industry leaders. SSGA is looking to build on the success of their Youth Mentorship Program.

The Government of Saskatchewan has once again proclaimed October as Agriculture Month in Saskatchewan. Recently, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart kicked off the month of events with industry partners at the Westview Co-op in Saskatoon.

Canadian farmers are in a strong position to meet their financial obligations, despite plateauing farm incomes and slowing land appreciations, according to FCC鈥檚 2016-2017 Outlook for Farm Assets and Debt Report.

Grade 4 classes from Saltcoats, Dr. Brass, Churchbridge, St. Paul鈥檚, St. Mary鈥檚, Invermay and Canora schools were in Yorkton this past Tuesday and Wednesday to help harvest the Pizza Farm.

How quickly things change. It was not that many years ago the Canadian Prairies were talked about as the ideal location to raise livestock.