There’s a reason you might not understand that edgy advertising video that signs off “Never Stop. Milk.” It wasn’t designed for adults. The prairie provinces, through the Prairie Milk Marketing Partnership, designed their marketing campaign around youth aged nine to 17. “These kids are traditionally heavy milk users,” said Katherine Loughlin, market development manager at […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Stolen Sask. tractor recovered
The tractor stolen from a farmer near Indian Head, Sask., earlier this month has been found. A tip from media coverage of the theft led RCMP to find David Rosin’s New Holland 9882 on a farm property in southeastern Saskatchewan. It has been moved to a secure compound in Estevan. Sgt. Doug Coleman of F […] Read more
Canadian mustard still tops
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – The economic crisis has apparently not curbed American fondness for hot dogs and the Canadian-grown mustard that goes with them. Walter Dyck, a mustard buyer with Wisconsin-based Olds Products, said sales have not been affected by the worldwide financial turndown. “We’re moving out a lot of mustard,” he told growers at […] Read more
Dairy welfare code updated
Canada’s dairy farmers don’t want anyone to doubt their commitment to animal welfare. Their national organization, along with the National Farm Animal Care Council, has updated its code of practice for care and handling. The original code had been developed in 1990, said Michael Hall, an Ontario dairy farmer who chaired the development committee, and […] Read more
Airfare deal brings buyers to show
The Western Canada Farm Progress Show used a new method to attract more international buyers for its exhibitors this year and it worked. Mark Allan, chief executive officer of Regina’s Evraz Place, which holds the show, said the new system was worth at least $85 million in sales and not all data has been compiled. […] Read more
Tourists hit prairie ghost towns
KAYVILLE, Sask. – A dozen vehicles travel down dirt roads that likely haven’t seen such traffic in years. It must be an unusual sight for the cattle grazing in this rolling country that was once home to many people but isn’t anymore. That is the point of the third annual ghost town convention. It began […] Read more
Dwindling town refuses to give up the ghost
SPRING VALLEY, Sask. – There’s not a lot left of Spring Valley, but that’s not stopping area residents from a project to boost interest in their region. The Spring Valley and District Interpretive Centre is located in the former high school, which later served as a community hall. Located on four acres on a hill […] Read more
User pay road repair not ideal: SARM
A report issued last week by a western think- tank says heavy road users should pay more to use rural roads. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy said the energy, mining and forestry industries, for example, should pay for the damage they cause. “The user-pays principle should be extended to certain sectors and industries that […] Read more
Tractor theft has locals on lookout
The brazen theft of a New Holland 9882 tractor has its owner singing the blues. David Rosin said he can’t believe someone would take the 1997 model tractor from outside the Indian Head, Sask. repair shop where it sat. At first he thought perhaps it was a practical joke. But RCMP say it appears the […] Read more
Low mustard supply supports price
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Mustard prices are likely to remain stable and perhaps increase during the next six months, growers attending a field day here heard last week. Walter Dyck of Wisconsin-based Olds Products said demand is strong throughout Canada’s top market, the United States, and stocks are not excessive. Olds Products is the second-largest […] Read more
