SWAN PLAIN, Sask. – Michael Wasylyniuk is 89 years old, walks slowly on sore legs and admits his eyesight is waning. But every morning, he and his wife, Olga, open the doors to their grocery store in the small community of Swan Plain in northeastern Saskatchewan. Wasylyniuk Groceries and Confections has been a fixture in […] Read more
Stories by Calvin Daniels
Ag Notes
Beet grower elections Merrill Harris of Taber, Alta., has been re-elected president of the Alberta Sugar Beet Growers Marketing Board. David Lauwen of Taber is the new vice-president. He replaces Gary Tokariuk of Lethbridge who was forced to step down after serving the maximum six consecutive years. Tokariuk can seek re-election after one year off […] Read more
Ag Notes
Pulse lab expands Liphatech has donated $15,000 for the expansion of pulse research facilities at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre. The inoculant manufacturer’s gift is part of a five-year, $75,000 commitment to the $10 million project. Proposed enhancements to the centre’s 30-year-old facilities will enable the field lab to develop pulse crop varieties […] Read more
Couple builds life around Highland cattle
YORKTON, Sask. – Economics brought Randy and Catherine Van Horlick to their farm southwest of Willowbrook, Sask. The couple, who raise Highland cattle on their half-section farm, had been farming in British Columbia when the realities of land values caught up with them. They grew and sold hay on a quarter-section of land they rented […] Read more
Farmers protest at drainage trial
YORKTON, Sask. — Twenty-five people demonstrated in front of the Yorkton court house on April 4 to support the Rural Municipality of Churchbridge’s legal battle with the Saskatchewan government over drainage. The RM and four of its councilors are facing charges laid by the environment department for land ditching activities. “We actually called farmers from […] Read more
Western separatism draws crowd
YORKTON, Sask. — Separation from the rest of Canada is again striking a chord among some in the West. A Feb. 16 meeting on the issue held in Yorkton, Sask., attracted 300 people from across the province and Manitoba to listen to a discussion about the prospect of the West distancing itself from Ottawa. It […] Read more
Dust and temperature control puts a lid on hog barn odor
A big percentage of a hog barn’s environmental drawbacks can be eliminated simply by keeping the barn at the right temperature and reducing dust. Stephane Lemay and Liliane Chenard of the Prairie Swine Centre in Saskatoon presented a paper at the centre’s satellite conference Feb. 17 that said better management of water and heat also […] Read more
