There’s nothing worse for a journalist than to get something wrong. If we’re having trouble sleeping at night, that’s probably what’s doing it. Common garden variety mistakes include misspelled names, bad math and wrong attribution. Sometimes writers can misunderstand what they’re being told and report it wrong in the story. Other times, unclear writing can […] Read more
Stories by Bruce Dyck
WP’s history remains accessible
Has it been a year already? Last August, the Western Producer began a year-long celebration marking our 100th anniversary. This included a variety of initiatives and events throughout the year, and our writers enthusiastically participated in the festivities. We featured many articles and columns looking back at our history as well as the history of […] Read more
Look back at Aug. 17, 2023, issue
This column is part of a series that marks the Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. Flipping through the pages of the Aug. 17, 2023, issue of the Western Producer reminds us that last year was another dry one. Stories in that issue’s […] Read more
Look back at Aug. 5, 2021, issue
This column is part of a series that marks the Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. Another year, another drought, and the one three years ago was a doozy, as most of us still remember. The Aug. 5, 2021, issue was full of […] Read more
Look back at July 27, 2017, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. The main front page headline in the July 27, 2017, issue said it all: “Dry summer, early harvest.” High temperatures, extremely dry field conditions and lack of rainfall […] Read more
Look back at July 16, 2015, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. The fight against clubroot got more complicated nine years ago. The introduction of resistant varieties had appeared to solve a lot of canola growers’ problems, but a story […] Read more
Look back at July 11, 2013, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. If it’s summer at the Western Producer, readers can be confident that there will be at least one storm story. That was certainly the case in 2013, when […] Read more
Look back at the July 7, 2011, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. Climate change continues to be a major coverage area for the Western Producer, including a story in last week’s issue that looked at whether Canadian farmers should be […] Read more
Look back at the June 25, 2009, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. Another drought loomed as the 2009 growing season moved from spring to summer. Federal agriculture minister Gerry Ritz said existing government programs would help producers if the situation […] Read more
Look back at June 21, 2007, issue
For the next year, this column will mark The Western Producer’s 100th anniversary by taking a deep dive every week into a past issue of the paper. The fight over the Canadian Wheat Board was heating up in 2007 with the Conservatives under Stephen Harper in power. The party would eventually dismantle the wheat board’s […] Read more
