Diane Rogers

BORDEN, Sask. – The blizzard of January 1956 brought lots of snow, tiring out the horses that were taking Isobel and Barry Tracksell to catch their bus. So the couple got out of the sleigh and walked the last five kilometres to the highway to catch the storm-delayed bus to Prince Albert, Sask., where they […] Read more

The tests are in and no fusarium was found in wheat samples from two bags bought in a Lethbridge grocery store. Judith Nickol of Coaldale, Alta., thought she had found fusarium-damaged kernels in a bag of wheat seed she had bought for baking. Calls to the local Save On food store and its Vancouver headquarters […] Read more

WINNIPEG – Although Australia has fewer farms than Canada – 143,000 to 170,000 – it appears that farms in the Land Down Under are more dangerous than farms in Canada. Each year, about 150 farmers or farm family members are killed on Australian farms, said Australian safety expert Eric Young. By comparison, about 118 deaths […] Read more

The drought is drying up the glue that bonds farm families, says Canadian Alliance MP Carol Skelton. The federal politician, who represents the Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar constituency, said she has been hearing about the strain recently. “It’s been brought to my attention quite a bit lately,” she said. That is why Skelton introduced a private member’s bill […] Read more

Ralph Wasylynuik hated his chemistry class when he was studying for a bachelor degree in agriculture. But the class paid off when he invented a filter now used in tractor cabs around the world. The filter uses activated carbon to help keep chemical fumes out of the driver’s area, said the Raymore, Sask., farmer and […] Read more

During winter’s dark days when the wind chill blows a nasty Ð30, farmers are like the rest of the dwellers of the Great White North. Everyone wants the return of the sun’s light and heat. And some pay hundreds of dollars to go south for an early dose. Travel agents across the Prairies say farmers […] Read more

Snowmobiling is trying to change its image from roughriding, young redneck to family portrait. More spouses and children are hitting the trails, says Chris Brewer, chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association. The demographics are changing for the 30,000-40,000 snowmobilers in the province, a number that he said is the highest per capita in […] Read more

An Alberta woman got less than she wanted when she bought a package of wheat kernels from a Lethbridge grocery store in mid-December. Judith Nickol of Coaldale wanted to use the 450 gram package of wheat seeds to add to her baked bread dough. “We are farmers and have grown all kinds of grain – […] Read more

The impact has been slight since the August 2002 release of a study that suggested menopausal women curtail their use of hormone replacement therapy. Theodora Samiotias, of pharmaceutical maker Wyeth Ayerst, said the decline in use of its HRT product Premarin is only 11 percent. That represents the dip in the number of Canadian prescriptions […] Read more

Hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, refers to the use of estrogen and progesterone, often prescribed to supplement the declining levels of these hormones that occur during menopause. HRT is effective in relieving menopausal discomforts such as hot flashes, night sweats and vaginal dryness. For symptom relief, HRT is generally prescribed for one to five years, […] Read more