Jayne Clendening spends a lot of time laughing these days. She’s had melanoma and breast cancer, and nearly lost her son in a car accident. But she discovered that laughter is a great healer and she is now helping others learn that, too. Clendening is an international laughter yoga coach and therapeutic clown. She was […] Read more
Karen Briere
Stories by Karen Briere
Wind sweeps Prairies, dog
If Katie could talk, Trudy and Eldon Wig would know exactly what their dog thought of its wild ride during a recent storm. Katie, doghouse and all, was swept up in a wind most locals are certain was a tornado but Environment Canada has said was likely a plow wind and transported across the Wig […] Read more
Community pastures get $10 million injection
Ottawa will spend an extra $10 million over the next four years to improve the health of federal community pastures. Half of the money will be used for vegetation or brush control, $2 million will go toward forage rejuvenation and $3 million will be spent to develop water projects particularly in drought-prone pastures in southern […] Read more
Sask. colony barn fire kills 6,000 hogs
Residents of the Riverbend Hutterite colony near Waldheim, Sask., were cleaning up and making plans to rebuild after fire destroyed two barns and killed 6,000 hogs June 28. Fire departments from Waldheim, Laird and Hepburn responded to the blaze, which started late in the afternoon. It was spotted about 6 p.m. in the attic above […] Read more
Mustard plant proceeds cautiously
Western Canada, and Saskatchewan in particular, has long been known as a world leader in mustard seed production. Now, the mustard capital of the world is adding value to that crop at a new dry milling facility in Gravelbourg, Sask. Mustard Capital Inc. will mill yellow, brown and oriental mustard into a wide range of […] Read more
Farmers told time is ideal to complain about service
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Politics, not bottlenecks, is the real problem in grain transportation, a commodity expert told a recent conference here. Larry Weber, who operates Weber Commodities in Saskatoon, said politics and the railways have been linked since Canada’s earliest days. The two large railways still have a formidable political presence with 117 registered […] Read more
Canadian, U.S. industry heads discuss ag policies
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – Farmers in both Canada and the United States are waiting for new federal agriculture policies. Wish lists and suggestions have been made, and Canadian agriculture ministers met last week in Whistler, B.C., to discuss the next agricultural policy framework. The 2007 U.S. farm bill likely won’t look much different than the […] Read more
Farmers can adapt to climate change
Farmers have a long history of adapting to new conditions and should be able to do the same as the climate changes, a scientist told a forum hosted by Saskatchewan premier Lorne Calvert in Regina last month. Dave Sauchyn, research co-ordinator for the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, said some of the best examples of adaptation […] Read more
Canola car king of the racetrack
A race car really stands out amid displays of farm equipment. But there is an agricultural connection to the 2007 Corvette parked in the Energy Centre at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina. It’s the first jet car in the world to be powered by biodiesel made from canola and it has drawn […] Read more
Farm Progress Show deemed a success
The Western Canada Farm Progress Show celebrated its 30th year with a significant attendance increase, show manager Rob O’Connor said June 25. The final tally showed an 8.5 percent hike over last year, and numbers within the 10-year average of between 35,000 and 40,000. This is the fourth consecutive year of growth and the numbers […] Read more
