SASKATOON – Saskatchewan has competitive advantages when it comes to feeding cattle, but the sector has yet to grow significantly. Proponents have talked about building more feedlots for years, citing cheaper feed grain as a major reason a larger industry makes sense. Alberta has 68 percent of Canada’s fed cattle production and Ontario has 21 […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Slow and careful feedlot sector expansion best way to go
SASKATOON – Saskatchewan’s feedlot sector has expanded slowly, steadily and quietly over the past decade, but that changed with the recent proposal to build a lot near Outlook with eventual capacity for 36,000 head. John McKinnon, beef industry research chair at the University of Saskatchewan, said the sector isn’t flying under the radar anymore. Organizations […] Read more
Agribition puts call out after CEO steps down
Canadian Western Agribition is looking for a new chief executive officer after Jason Pollock announced last week he was stepping down to take over the family ranch at Maple Creek, Sask. “It was a tough decision and I will miss it,” he said. His departure is effective March 31. He said his career plans always […] Read more
Sask. runoff could be high
An early forecast by the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is calling for high spring runoff potential, particularly in eastern Saskatchewan. The authority said eastern areas had surplus topsoil moisture and full water bodies heading into winter. Western regions had adequate topsoil moisture. Above average snowfall so far will also contribute to greater runoff. Flooding is expected […] Read more
Green vehicle more than fuel friendly
Hybrid vehicles are probably the first thing to come to mind when people think about environmentally friendly vehicles. However, Ford of Canada wants to expand that list. It is taking an exhibit across the country to show off the materials it uses to make some of its vehicles. The exhibit, which recently stopped in Regina, […] Read more
Sask. Gelbvieh breeders honoured with reserve champion
The 2,400 kilometre return trip to Denver was well worth it this year for Eileen and Vern Davidson of Ponteix, Sask. DVE Davidson Romance 116W, a black March yearling bull from Davidson Gelbvieh, was named national reserve grand champion at the National Western Stock Show Jan. 10. The Davidsons have attended the show since 1988, […] Read more
Carbon capture leak allegations investigated
An independent study of the carbon capture and storage site near Weyburn, Sask., was announced Jan. 17 after allegations from one couple that the site is leaking. The International Performance Assessment Centre for Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide said experts from around the world would examine the land owned by Cameron and Jane Kerr. The […] Read more
Agribition exhibitors banned for three years
The exhibitors of a Charolais cow that died at Canadian Western Agribition last November have been banned for the next three shows. Tim Bullick, Tyler Bullick and Prairie Cove Charolais of Bowden, Alta., were notified of the show’s decision in late December and have 60 days to appeal. Chief executive officer Jason Pollock said a […] Read more
Agribition exhibitors suspended
Canadian Western Agribition has suspended for three years the people involved with the death of a Charolais cow during the 2010 show. Agribition chief executive officer Jason Pollock said Tim Bullick, Tyler Bullick and Prairie Cove Charolais, all of Bowden, Alta., were notified in late December and have 60 days to appeal. “They will be […] Read more
Software helps landowners, oil firms manage well info
As energy developers move in, agricultural producers’ workloads can increase. Keeping track of oil and gas holdings is another job in producers’ already busy lives. And for those who already dislike bookwork, it’s a chore to track when surface lease rents are up for review and which rents have been paid. Casey Ziegler and Kris […] Read more
