SaskPower is reminding farmers to take care around power lines during harvest after an increasing number of contacts through the growing season. Since April 1, there have been 240 reported incidents of machinery contacting electrical lines. That’s up from 230 at the same time last year. Spokesperson Joel Cherry said despite continuous efforts to remind […] Read more
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![Anthrax spores live in the soil and are buoyant in water. When sloughs and potholes dry up, the spores remain and concentrate. Disease surveillance veterinarian Dr. Wendy Wilkins said as the grazing season winds down and animals get into less desirable forage the chances of getting to those spores increase. | National Institute of Standards and Technology [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons photo](https://static.producer.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/03152802/Anthrax_spores_5940425745-660x420.jpg)
Anthrax in southeast Saskatchewan kills 7 animals
Provincial officials say seven animals are dead from anthrax in the rural municipality of Chester, southeast of Regina. These are the first deaths from the soil-borne disease in the province since three farms, in incidences involving cattle and bison, were affected in 2015. The province wouldn’t reveal what type of animals were affected this year, […] Read more
Dominic Barton to be next ambassador to China
UPDATED: September 4, 2019 – 1255 CST – Dominic Barton has officially been named Canada’s ambassador to China, and that should be welcome news to farmers who want action on trade files. Barton chaired the Advisory Council on Economic Growth that, a couple of years ago, identified agriculture as one of the growth industries for […] Read more
Southeast Sask. producers dealing with anthrax
Provincial officials say seven animals are dead from anthrax in the rural municipality of Chester, southeast of Regina. These are the first deaths from the soil-borne disease in the province since three farms, in incidences involving cattle and bison, were affected in 2015. The province wouldn’t reveal what type of animals were affected this year, […] Read more
Improper sale of seized cattle sparks procedural change
No changes in legislation needed, says livestock services president
Some cattle seized under animal protection laws in Saskatchewan last winter were sold in error. According to Livestock Services of Saskatchewan, which conducts brand inspections, three owners will be compensated after their animals were sold along with those owned by the person from whom they were seized. President Jason Pollock said a complex ownership structure […] Read more
Beware of power lines: SaskPower
SaskPower is reminding farmers to take care around power lines during harvest after an increasing number of contacts through the growing season. Since April 1, there have been 240 reported incidents of machinery contacting electrical lines. That’s up from 230 at the same time last year. Spokesperson Joel Cherry said despite continuous efforts to remind […] Read more
Newspaper study tracks Depression’s progress
University of Regina student looks at the content of The Western Producer’s Mainly for Women pages from 1925-37
It’s been nearly 70 years since Violet McNaughton edited the women’s pages of The Western Producer and encouraged farm women to make their voices heard. But University of Regina student Brandi Adams said she thinks the sentiments expressed on those Mainly for Women pages still resonate today. Adams studied a series of the pages, each […] Read more
B&B serves up a look at rustic times
Ghost towns come to life in southwestern Saskatchewan, paying homage to cowboys and tightly knit communities
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. — The notion of cowboys sitting around a campfire, wagons circled, isn’t that far flung at Ghostown Blues. The picture-perfect setting of this bed and breakfast just outside southwestern Saskatchewan’s best-known cow town could be a western movie set. And that wouldn’t be a stretch either considering owner Greg Hisey’s resume. This […] Read more
Crop check
The 2019 prairie crop is more variable than in past years but better than what many predicted in spring, according to data gathered during a three-province crop tour led by FarmLink Solutions. Overall production and individual crop yield estimates changed only slightly after yield measurements conducted throughout the region July 30-31. They could change again […] Read more
Estimates surprise Sask. farmers
The tillers farmers typically don’t want in their fields may actually boost cereal crop yields in Saskatchewan’s northeast this year. Multiple fields observed on last week’s GrainWorld crop tour, organized by FarmLink Solutions, showed tillers taller than main stems and carrying similar numbers of spikelets and seeds. “We saw this all day yesterday,” said Derek […] Read more
