Ontario was told by an internal trade panel today that it must allow the sale of vegetable oil/dairy product blends in the province. A 10-year dispute between Alberta and Ontario over access for “imitation dairy products” has ended with the ruling in Alberta’s favour. “It has been a long fight but one that was worth […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Outlook area feedlot plan on hold
An application to develop a feedlot in the Outlook, Sask., area is on hold after concerned citizens presented the rural municipal council with a petition to stop it.The Rural Municipality of Rudy council expected to vote on the proposal from Namaka Farms of Strathmore, Alta., at a special meeting Oct. 21. However, the petition with […] Read more
Sask. group loses case against wind farm
The Red Lily Wind Farm in southeastern Saskatchewan will proceed as planned after a legal attempt to stop the project failed. A Saskatoon Court of Queen’s Bench judge earlier this month dismissed an application for an injunction launched by David McKinnon of Moosomin, Sask. McKinnon, who sought class action certification on behalf of all affected […] Read more
Test feed now for maximum productivity
The message is simple for prairie cattle producers this fall: test feed now and start bringing in additional feed to bolster rations. Barry Yaremcio, Alberta Agriculture’s beef and forage specialist in Stettler, said feed tests are the most important thing producers can do to help their cows through pregnancy and the winter. Only 10 to […] Read more
Ag equipment entrepreneur dies
Rob Stenson, the 44-year-old chief executive officer of Ag Growth International Inc., died Oct. 15 in Winnipeg, six weeks after the company announced he was being treated for cancer.Stenson was originally from Swift Current, Sask., where he started Batco Manufacturing. Batco, which makes specialty crop belt conveyors, was the first company under the AGI umbrella […] Read more
Sask. to oppose PotashCorp takeover
The Saskatchewan government is expected to announce tomorrow that it has rejected the proposed takeover of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan by BHP Billiton.Premier Brad Wall told reporters today that analysis has not shown a net benefit to the province.The province could lose money over the first 10 years of new ownership because of tax deferrals.”At […] Read more
Warm, dry October giving farmers chance to get crops in bins
Most prairie farmers made considerable harvest progress last week thanks to continuing summer-like temperatures and dry conditions. Jeff Nielsen wished he were among them. Contacted in his combine near Olds, Alta., Oct. 8, he said evening showers earlier that week had stopped him and his cousin for a couple of days and that’s been the […] Read more
Disaster aid expected to rise
The Saskatchewan government has so far paid out $7.6 million in disaster assistance rlated to summer storms, and officials expect that amount to climb into the tens of millions. “As of today, we’ve signed off over 190 communities and parks in terms of their designation as disaster areas and that number continues to grow, but […] Read more
Only one district contested in Sask. cattlemen’s election
The president of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association says he doesn’t know why so few candidates came forward for this fall’s elections. Jack Hextall said he is disappointed that no one was nominated in one district, three districts will be filled by acclamation and just one election will be held. “The year maybe had something to […] Read more
Whooping cough outbreak sounds alarm
Health officials are reminding parents to make sure their children are vaccinated after five times the normal number of whooping cough cases were confirmed in Saskatchewan this year. Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s deputy chief medical health officer, said infants must be vaccinated on time and immunization for older children must be up to date. […] Read more
