A plan to develop oat milk grown and made in Saskatchewan is taking shape following an investment from Protein Industries Canada and partnerships among farmers, processors and marketers. The investment was announced last fall and Tom Benson from Benson Farms at Raymore, Sask., said the partners are in the early stages of proving out the […] Read more
Karen Briere
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Avena Foods joins sustainability program
Regina-based Avena Foods has signed on to Field to Market Canada and enrolled in a project designed to set a sustainability base line. The project, through Field to Market’s Continuous Improvement Accelerator program, will take place on fields in southern Saskatchewan, mainly the Regina Plains area, that produce Avena’s oats and pulses. Vice-president of sales […] Read more
Sask. animal welfare case ends in fine
A Lampman, Sask., farmer charged nearly two years ago under animal welfare laws has been fined after pleading guilty. Chad Mokelky was fined $7,200 and assessed a victim surcharge of $2,800 after pleading guilty under Section 4 of the Animal Protection Act. Criminal code charges were stayed. Mokelky is also prohibited from having cattle or […] Read more
Bibeau willing to meet on AgriStability
Federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is willing to meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss proposed AgriStability changes, but is not willing to change her proposal. Saskatchewan had asked for a federal-provincial-territorial government meeting after Bibeau’s Nov. 27 proposal to remove the reference margin limit and increase compensation from 70 percent to 80 […] Read more
Success in the show ring seen as win for breed
On the Farm: Sask. couple started their Gelbvieh ranch only four years ago but have already made a name for themselves
In the four years since Twin View Livestock started appearing on purebred show lists, the Gelbvieh operation has established itself firmly in the championship category. Joe Barnett and Aaron Birch earned national titles, winning both the female and bull championships at Canadian Western Agribition in Regina in 2019, and world titles after the most recent […] Read moreCattle thefts investigated
Moosomin RCMP are investigating the presumed theft of 35 cows and 28 calves from multiple sections of land this past fall. The cows branded with a bar over TE disappeared between October and December. Twenty-two were black and white, while 13 were red. The calves were not branded, but steers have green ear tags and […] Read more
Sask. livestock research receives funding
Saskatchewan and Ottawa today announced $7.5 million for livestock and forage research in the province. Of the total, $4.1 million will flow through the Agriculture Development Fund to 24 research projects. The remainder is operating funding for the Prairie Swine Centre and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. “Through ADF, producers benefit from research into […] Read more
Tornado-type winds wreak havoc
The damage is still being tallied after an intense Alberta clipper rolled through the southern Prairies Jan. 13, toppling bins, destroying buildings and tossing irrigation pivots. Record wind speed was recorded in southern Saskatchewan where the peak equaled an EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita scale for rating tornadoes. The Bratt’s Lake weather station, about 33 […] Read more
New transport minister appointed
Last week’s small federal cabinet shuffle has brought Omar Alghabra to the cabinet table as Canada’s new transport minister. The Mississauga Centre MP replaces Marc Garneau, who moved to foreign affairs. Francois-Phillipe Champagne went from foreign affairs to science and innovation. The moves were brought about by innovation minister Navdeep Bains’ decision to resign from […] Read more
Ottawa activates consultations on Grain Act
Government will collect online feedback until April on how to modernize legislation that was last overhauled in 1971
Consultations on updates to the Canada Grain Act are finally underway. The federal government announced in Budget 2019 that the legislation, which sets out Canadian Grain Commission operations, would be reviewed. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Jan. 12 that officials were ready to hear the grain industry’s thoughts on how the act should be reformed. […] Read more
