The accidental shooting death of an eight-year-old boy last week highlights the need for vigilance when using firearms. The boy from St. Victor, Sask., was hunting gophers with family and friends around 6 p.m. Aug. 18 when he was shot. The boy, whose name has not been released, was rushed to Assiniboia Union Hospital and […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Gypsy horses popular at Alberta show
SALTCOATS, Sask. – Gypsy horses and mud don’t mix. This summer’s weather has been a challenge for Holly Penner as she tries to keep her horses’ distinctive feet looking fine. “It’s all about the hair, the feathering,” she said. Gypsy horses have been described as people-sized draft horses and as Golden Retrievers with hoofs, referring […] Read more
APAS replaces convention with goodwill tour
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan district meeting here drew a small crowd on a good haying day. But president Glenn Blakley said the representation from rural municipalities was actually pretty strong in percentage terms. There aren’t that many RM members in District 3 and APAS’s troubles over the past 18 […] Read more
Farm groups study payment options
SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. – Prairie farm groups want to be absolutely sure that farmers are protected if Bill C-39 removes producer payment security. Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan president Glenn Blakley said several organizations are working together with a consulting company to look at options. “There is a concept out there called the clearinghouse concept […] Read more
Entrepreneur develops new farming model
GRAND COULEE, Sask. – Greg Menzies returned to Wigmore Farms, the family farm near Regina, a few years ago to help with one last harvest before the land was sold. There was a tiny tug on his emotions; after all he’d spent a lot of time at the farm. But Menzies is a businessman with […] Read more
Farmer becomes cancer celebrity
BENGOUGH, Sask. – Two years ago Keith Whyte fell off his tractor and into a whole new world. In this world he spends two weeks of every month undergoing chemotherapy, driving from his farm home in the Big Muddy near Bengough, Sask., to Regina and Weyburn for treatment. He learned to sing and raises money […] Read more
Land rules force family to sell century farm
An Oklahoma man says Saskatchewan’s Farm Land Security Board is forcing him to sell a farm that’s been in his family for 99 years. The board has given Dale Kreimeyer until Nov. 1 to sell, saying he can’t own more than 10 acres because he doesn’t live in the province at least half of the […] Read more
Landmark barn receives donation
Saskatchewan’s oldest major agricultural building is getting support from one of the country’s oldest major grain companies. James Richardson International announced last week a donation of $50,000 to the reconstruction of the Bell Farm barn near Indian Head, Sask. The barn was built in 1882 and two years ago was named one of the top […] Read more
Soil, health prompt organic mill
ESTEVAN, Sask. – Ray and Marianne Aspinall believe strongly in health. That includes the health of the soil on which they grow their organic crops, the customers who buy their products and their own personal well-being. They have farmed organically since 1987, before it became a more widely accepted option. It was a lifestyle choice […] Read more
Partnership to support biomass biofuel
A new public-private partnership in Saskatchewan will explore second generation biofuel and bioenergy production. Canadian Green Fuels (CGF), the Saskatchewan Forest Centre and the University of Regina signed a memorandum of understanding July 10 to each contribute $50,000 annually for the next five years, either in cash or in kind, to fund research into new […] Read more
