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When it comes to the value of farm land, there are a number of factors which influence the final dollar figure. It鈥檚 the same thing when determining the tax assessment.

Parrish & Heimbecker, Ltd.鈥� is expanding its operations in Yorkton. 鈥淲e鈥檙e basically opening up a new location,鈥� explained Justin Watson, vice-president of Crop Inputs Canada, a division of P&H.

Grain Millers Harvest Showdown kicks off today in the city. The 29th annual edition of the event began this morning with the Farm Fitness & Finance 鈥� Finding a Balance Seminar presented by SaskCanola in the National Bank Financial Convention Place.

Agriculture may soon be forced to change how it goes about growing crops as a key tool for years may be forced out of the 鈥榝arm toolbox鈥�.

Acting upon a request from the Yorkton Exhibition Association and the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce, Yorkton City Council has proclaimed October 30 鈥� November 5 as Agriculture Week in Yorkton.

Harvest is essentially complete for producers in the province, with 98 per cent of the crop now in the bin, up from 94 per cent last week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture鈥檚 Weekly Crop Report.

It seems of late there are more and more people who look suspiciously at science. This week will be the first of a two-part column looking at the disconnect between the public and science.

Chad Liebrecht didn鈥檛 have to travel far from home to find love. His wife Erin grew up on the same section of land in Rhein, SK and together they farm with Chad鈥檚 father Garry and mother Darlene.

It鈥檚 agriculture month, and the Western Development Museum in Yorkton is spending the month getting people more closely connected to agriculture in the province. Each Sunday there will be a different activity to highlight local agriculture.

Yorkton Council has declared Agriculture Week in the city. Council passed the resolution at its regular meeting Oct. 9 following a joint request made on behalf of the Yorkton Exhibition Association (YEA) and the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce.