Karen Briere

Farmers want insurance and assistance programs that work, according to delegates at the recent Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan annual meeting. They passed resolutions calling for better programs, including two motions addressing crop damage by waterfowl and wildlife and another that called for crop insurance programs to be made more relevant to today’s operations and […] Read more

The wheat sheaf will remain a Saskatchewan government symbol for now. The Saskatchewan Party government had considered replacing the symbol, which was adopted by the NDP in 1977 and has since appeared on letterhead and lapel pins and to identify government programs. But the plan to replace the symbol drew such criticism that it was […] Read more

A $2,000 bull found shot to death in a pasture near Kelliher, Sask., was likely a victim of the last days of hunting season. The bull was shot in the head from outside the posted property of landowner Duane Thompson. The carcass, already a target of coyotes, was found Dec. 8. None of the several […] Read more

Saskatchewan’s first agriculture minister was well suited for the job. William Richard Motherwell came from a farm near Perth, Ont., graduated from the Ontario Agricultural College and was one of the first settlers in the Abernethy, Sask., district after heading west. By the time Walter Scott appointed him minister in 1906, Motherwell had been farming […] Read more

Mayo Schmidt spent a couple of weeks this fall hiking in the mountains of Alaska. He competes in ironman triathlons and is often spotted running around Regina’s Wascana Lake. At 50, the chief executive officer of Viterra Inc. knows the importance of staying in shape and challenging himself. It’s the same in the business world. […] Read more

By all accounts, James Garfield Gardiner was a force to be reckoned with. Biographers describe him as stubborn, resilient, relentless and combative. These qualities served the farmer, teacher and Liberal politician well – he was elected continuously from 1914 to 1958, when he suffered his first personal defeat. They also served farmers well, although if […] Read more

The Saskatchewan government is expected to announce help for its livestock producers later this week. Agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud told reporters after the federal government’s Dec. 14 announcement of additional programs for livestock producers that the province would now be able to make its decision. “We just got here and we’re trying to get our […] Read more

MOOSE JAW – A report due in the new year predicts longer, warmer summers and shorter winters for prairie residents, according to one of the authors. The national assessment of climate change is based on more than 3,000 scientific studies and includes chapters on Canada’s regions written by more than 145 scientists. Dave Sauchyn, of […] Read more