On the Farm: Prairie Heritage Seeds had humble prairie beginnings in 1981 and now sells its products around the world
RADVILLE, Sask. — They run their hands appreciatively along the fur of the buffalo hide given to them by one of their grain contractors. While their organic grain marketing business is known worldwide, and is an economic success with 80 growers and 24 employees, it isn’t necessarily about any of that. Prairie Heritage Seeds is […] Read moreStories by Christalee Froese
Rural cemetery plays special role
Graveyard takes on extra significance for a Saskatchewan farm couple since the death of their son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
MONTMARTRE, Sask. — This sacred plot of land has always been revered by Arnold Bieber and his family. And now they have another family with whom to share their reverence, pride and tears. The Fairview Cemetery was created in 1906 by Brethren pioneers, who established homesteads in the area in 1903. Bieber’s grandparents were among […] Read more
Obstacles no match for horse training family
On the Farm: Broken ankle the latest setback for Roberta and Cain Quam, but they ‘would not trade it for anything’
KENDAL, Sask. — Obstacles have never stood in the way of success for the Quams and they’ve had their share of them. Challenges for the horse-training couple have come in the form of economic fluctuations in the horse industry, a devastating fire in 2009, their oldest daughter’s serious horse accident and now COVID-19, paired with […] Read more
Village hosts naturopathic practice
A naturopathic medicine practitioner who moved to southeastern Sask. three years ago says fatigue is a common ailment she treats
WINDTHORST, Sask. — Experienced naturopathic doctor Wendy Davis is providing southeastern Saskatchewan residents with a greater range of health-care options. The Ontario woman began practising in Carlyle, Sask., in 2017 and recently opened a new office in the small community of Windthorst. Her holistic approach is focused on finding the root cause of illness and […] Read more
Producer goes old school with cattle roundup
After years of moving his cattle by trailer in the fall, this year a Sask. rancher decides to do things the old-fashioned way
CANDIAC, Sask. — They could have hauled the cattle home by trailer. Or they could have used ATVs. But not these cowboys. These cowboys know that the best way to do it is the way it’s been done for centuries — on horseback. “Horses are more suited to chasing cattle than quads,” said Brian Ross, […] Read more
Family pitches in to help bring home the cows
What began as a necessary chore in the fall has turned into a working social gathering for this Saskatchewan family
CANDIAC, Sask. — “Grammy said she’s proud of us grandkids riding out here in the cold,” says Halle Balon as she eats her grandma’s puffed wheat cake in a pasture during the family’s annual cattle drive. Mixed farmers Stan and Jackie Englot have been married for 40 years and they’ve been bringing their cows home […] Read more
Teen aims for top of the horse world
Daylynn Olliver harbours big dreams: ‘I’ve always told myself I won’t go watch the Calgary Stampede unless I’m in it’
ODESSA Sask. — Her pre-school drawings were mostly of horses — the stick-leg kind. By the age of 10, she had read every book in the school library that had anything to do with horses. And now, at the age of 16, her main goal is to compete in the Canadian Finals Rodeo. She also […] Read more
COVID project results in corn bounty
A mother and son duo worried at first that they had planted too much, but customers have not been in short supply
MONTMARTRE, Sask. — Staring out at the acre of land they were about to hand-seed with corn, Janet Kotylak and her son Riley both had the same thought. “Maybe we shouldn’t have done so much,” said Janet, explaining that, on paper, an acre of corn didn’t seem so daunting to plant by hand. “I was […] Read more
Supper in the field a harvest highlight
MONTMARTRE, Sask. — Supper in the field is a weekly highlight for this farm family during harvest. Lloyd and Colleen Fink, who have been farming for 36 years, make it a point to stop weekly with their daughter Nicole Siwy and her family: husband Bryce Siwy and kids Alexis, 8, Jaxon, 6 and Ava, 3. […] Read more
Remote dairy farm grasps retail opportunities
On the Farm: Kootenay Meadows in the southern British Columbia interior finds markets for its cheese and bottled milk
CRESTON, B.C. — These dairy cows have it good. They graze on fresh organic grass every 12 hours. They are sheltered from blustery winds by a towering mountain range. They are milked on their own schedule. They don’t stand on concrete. And as newborn calves, they stay with their mothers for an extended period of […] Read more
