Betty Guild

MONTMARTRE, Sask. – When Bill Warnyca started selling purebred polled Herefords 30 years ago, he wanted to supply his neighbors with practical cattle that would work consistently in their herds. In 1994, that’s still the main aim of W-T-K Polled Herefords although son Tom and daughter Kathy have taken over many of the breeding decisions […] Read more

SASKATOON — Shopping around for a new insurance company has paid off for the Manitoba and Saskatchewan farm vacation associations. By finding a new company, members will pay a basic premium of $150 instead of $250 offered by the former insurer, The Co-operators. Beatrice Magee, president of the Saskatchewan association, says the extra $100 was […] Read more

SASKATOON — To Maureen Blaeser of Tramping Lake, Sask., it would have made a big difference having a registered midwife around when one of her children was born. That’s why she put forward a motion, which passed at the Saskatchewan Agricultural Women’s Network annual winter convention, encouraging the government to certify and promote midwifery. Blaeser […] Read more

It’s an issue that’s been around for years but seems to be even more important in the 1990s. As budgets are cut, there’s more lobbying and activities to be done with fewer funds. More budget cuts usually means fewer people to get involved because they are all out trying to cover both on and off-farm […] Read more

SASKATOON — Due to budget cuts and strategic planning, Alberta Agriculture will lose 55 staff positions, 14 offices, and change the type of service offered to farmers. Part of the paring is $2.5 million to be taken from the regional extension services budget. Mergers and changes in agricultural lending and crop and hail insurance will […] Read more

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Agricultural Women’s Network (SWAN) is on the lookout for new members and for present ones to get more involved. At SWAN’s annual winter conference held last week in Saskatoon, the 20 members attending said new members are needed. But just as important, they said, the organization needs more of its 125 […] Read more

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Women’s Institute is planning workshops that will make families safer, and therefore happier. The workshops entitled “The Community Safety Kit” will encourage participants to think about how safe their communities are, what resources are available and what services could be developed. “We want these workshops to encourage women to ask questions […] Read more

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Wom-en’s Agricultural Network wants women to be treated equitably when it comes to community pasture allocation. In a resolution passed at their annual winter conference, SWAN members are urging the provincial government to re-evaluate its policy on community pasture allocations. Barb Gibson, a director from Conquest, said women who can prove […] Read more

SASKATOON — The $2 billion federal government infrastructure program has all three prairie rural municipality associations making plans for their provinces. In Saskatchewan, officials are thinking roads, in Manitoba it’s water and sewer and in Alberta, it’s much the same. Bernard Kirwan, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), said the first priority […] Read more

SASKATOON – Cuts to operating grants in Saskatchewan schools are jeopardizing the ability of school boards to provide quality education, said Dorothy Fortier, president of the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association. Combined with high operating costs, “boards are being pushed to the wall,” she said. Most school boards will lose four percent of their grants this […] Read more