Saskatchewan students returned to classrooms this week but many travelled unfamiliar bus routes and hallways along the way. The spate of school closures announced in the spring has resulted in new routines for hundreds of students. And some may still change. Parents from Glenavon, southeast of Regina, and officials from Prairie Valley School Division were […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Family finds Sask. a bonny place
LIPTON, Sask. – Martin and Louise Catto have only one regret about leaving Scotland to farm in Saskatchewan – that they didn’t do it sooner. The couple and their two sons, Christopher, now 13, and Michael, 11, purchased a farm north of Lipton in 1999. Martin and his father and brother were partners in the […] Read more
Farmers reminded to safeguard stored crops
The theft of 500 bushels of flax from a bin in the Neudorf, Sask., area is a reminder to farmers to keep an eye out for suspicious activity and take precautions to protect their property. The flax was taken sometime between July 1 and 6 and is worth an estimated $4,000, according to the Melville […] Read more
Shell closes fuel outlets
Greg Hemming says he won’t pay his Shell Canada fuel bill unless the company reconsiders closing its bulk farm fuel outlets in Saskatchewan. The Esterhazy, Sask., farmer said he buys about $7,000 worth of fuel each year and owes about $800 right now. But when Shell closed his cardlock and seven other outlets July 20, […] Read more
Reno for Agribition site
A $170 million revitalization project will begin next spring at the home of Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. The first phase of the master plan, worth about $80 million, will begin May 2008 with the construction at Ipsco Place of five multi-purpose arenas, one show arena and additional seating in the Brandt Centre. Twenty older […] Read more
Short-line supporters think big
KENOSEE LAKE, Sask. – Ed Zsombor envisions a short line rail network in Saskatchewan that rivals its main line counterparts. The province’s rail services director told National Farmers Union members that Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways together operate 3,550 kilometres of track in Saskatchewan. “There are 980 miles (1,580 km) of short line operating […] Read more
Experts debate biofuel benefits
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Kurt Klein isn’t jumping on the biofuel bandwagon. The University of Lethbridge economist still farms, and has his entire acreage in canola this year. He has decided after extensive research that biofuel is not all it’s cracked up to be. Lionel LaBelle’s advocacy of biofuel, on the other hand, is well […] Read more
State gov’t initiative boosts corn
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Twenty years ago, two-thirds of the corn produced in Minnesota was shipped out of the state. The state’s corn growers faced the lowest cash prices in the country. “We were in terrible straits,” said Ralph Groschen, a marketing specialist with the state agriculture department. Today, Minnesota is putting corn into 16 […] Read more
NFU pleased with accomplishments
KENOSEE LAKE, Sask. – Saskatchewan members of the National Farmers Union took some time to pat themselves on the back during their recent annual regional convention. Their accomplishments might go unnoticed by some but Terry Boehm of Allan, Sask., said many are benefiting from NFU work. “Farmers are not aware this organization ensured they could […] Read more
Organic beef co-op targets supply issue
KENOSEE LAKE, Sask. – Gene Kessler cut his annual $7,500 veterinary bill by switching to organic beef production. “My only vet bill now is tags,” the producer from Pangman, Sask., told National Farmers Union members at their recent provincial convention. The increasing demand and higher prices offered for organic beef have convinced others to take […] Read more
