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
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
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
Expert predicts tug of war with U.S. for feeder cattle
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Cattle producers ended 2010 on a strong price note, but a leading market specialist predicts a volatile year ahead. However, Anne Dunford, general manager of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, said volatility isn’t necessarily bad. There is opportunity in unpredictable markets and producers might be able to take advantage of that. The […] Read more
Veteran Sask. MLA to step down
Longtime Saskatoon NDP MLA Pat Atkinson will not seek re-election in November. Atkinson, 58, will have served 25 years by the next provincial election and is the longest serving female MLA in the province’s history. A teacher by training, Atkinson was first elected in the fall of 1986. After that first term in opposition, she […] Read more
Landowners find gas in their soil
A Saskatchewan couple says carbon dioxide that was supposed to be permanently injected under their farmland near Weyburn is leaking out. Cameron and Jane Kerr, who moved to Regina in 2004 after they first noticed problems with their well and surface water, want a full investigation into why the water is bubbling and foaming and […] Read more
Receiver looks for buyers for Sask. kaolin plant
Purchase offers are being accepted until Feb. 14 for the assets of Whitemud Resources Inc., the kaolin processing plant at Wood Mountain, Sask. The plant closed Dec. 15 after a financing deal fell through and the company’s secured lender forced it into receivership. Deloitte & Touche Inc. is the court-appointed receiver, and senior vice-president Vic […] Read more
Ag issues in spotlight after difficult year
Saskatchewan agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud’s penchant for honesty and optimism sometimes gets him in trouble. When he said last year that he is hopeful about the livestock sector because calf prices were strengthening, he took a beating from those struggling to buy or move feed because of wet conditions. When he said 2010 would be […] Read more
Purple prairie clover may reduce E. coli in cattle
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Federal researchers are optimistic about the potential of purple prairie clover to extend the grazing season and curb the growth of E. coli. It is a native nitrogen-fixing legume that contains condensed tannins, said Allan Iwaasa, a ruminant and grazing management specialist at the Semiarid Agricultural Research Centre in Swift Current. […] Read more
Producers hear grazing method pros and cons
KENNEDY, Sask. – The days of bringing the cattle home for the winter and confining them in corrals have been giving way to alternative feeding methods. Judging by the response to a tour and presentations of several options in southeastern Saskatchewan, many cattle producers are weighing those options and looking for new ideas to feed […] Read more
