The president of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association says Canadian producers have a lot of friends south of the border when it comes to country-of-origin labelling. Dar Giess said after a Nov. 26 meeting of producers from Saskatchewan, Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and Minnesota that producers in his state are in favour of free trade. COOL […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Attractive prices help boost show atmosphere
Reed Andrew attended the first Canadian Western Agribition when he was 15 and has never missed a show. So he speaks with some authority when he dubbed last week’s edition the best ever. “The atmosphere, the festivities, the prices have just been incredible,” he said as the last day of the show got underway. Andrew […] Read more
Event tests ability to do chores the old way
Farm chores have always been a team sport. How would everything get done if young and old didn’t pull together? In a new event designed to showcase horsepower and traditional chores, Canadian Western Agribition held its first chore team competition last week. And in traditional style, it drew competitors from 13 years old to 82. […] Read more
VIDEO: Students get career ideas at Agribition
More than 200 Saskatchewan high school students attended Canadian Western Agribition this week to learn about how agriculture might fit into their future plans. A new ThinkAG career and education expo, funded by the provincial and federal governments and Cargill, was designed to showcase the diversity of available careers. Provincial agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said […] Read more
Spring floods appear likely in Sask.
Record rainfall in Saskatchewan this spring and summer is causing concern heading into winter freeze-up. The Water Security Agency said last week that some parts of the province are wetter than they were in the record-setting fall of 2010. Rainfall amounted to 150 to 200 percent of normal across most of the province, particularly during […] Read more
Kentucky auctioneer wins Agribition competition
Trey Morris of Murray, Kentucky, won the 2014 Winners Circle Auctioneers Competition at Canadian Western Agribition yesterday. Morris is the 2012 Kentucky state champion, and his smooth patter won over five judges during the annual Regina event. The other competitors were Tyler Slawinski from McCreary, Man., and Curtis Wetovick from Fullerton, Nebraska. The competitors auctioned […] Read more
Facts less important than relationships in food debates
Farmers can present all the facts they want on a particular issue but still won’t necessarily change consumers’ minds, says the director of the Missouri-based Centre for Food Integrity. “Facts don’t rule the day for consumers,” Roxi Beck told the Canadian Bison Association annual convention. She said consumers are drawn to the ideas of people […] Read more
Potash deals signed during Indian trade trip
Canpotex has signed two new marketing agreements with Indian companies while on a trade mission with Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall. Coromandel International Ltd. and Tata Chemicals Ltd. will each buy millions of tonnes of the province’s potash over the next few years. Canpotex also signed enhanced market development agreements with them, and with Indian Potash […] Read more
VIDEO: Spring flood warning issued in Sask.
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is already warning of the potential for flooding next spring. Most of the province is saturated heading into winter freeze-up, and even near normal snow pack could result in above normal runoff, the agency said in a fall report released Nov. 20. Many areas are actually wetter than they were in […] Read more
Water drainage change promised
New regulations | Respondents said agency should step up enforcement and issue penalties
WHITEWOOD, Sask. — Only 500 people participated in Saskatchewan’s online consultations on agricultural drainage, far below the 1,500 farmers officials had hoped to hear from. However, the findings from that forum and follow-up meetings are being compiled into a final report, and Doug Johnson, acting executive director of integrated water services with the Water Security […] Read more
