Karen Briere

Flood waters are receding in the northeastern and east-central Saskatchewan grain belt but not everyone is out of the water yet. The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority said most rivers and creeks have peaked, but some lakes have yet to reach their highest levels. The authority is keeping an eye on Good Spirit Lake as it continues […] Read more

Voters in the Saskatchewan Rural Municipality of Sherwood elected a new council May 9. The election was made necessary after last fall’s vote for reeve was declared invalid because the winning margin was just two votes and half of the council later resigned. In February, the provincial government took control of the Regina-area RM, saying […] Read more

GRAND COULEE, Sask. – An oil pipeline originally planned to run north of Regina may now go south of the city. Enbridge Pipelines Inc. wants to expand its system by building a new crude oil pipeline between Hardisty, Alta., and Superior, Wisconsin. The 1,590 kilometre project known as Alberta Clipper is worth $2.4 billion. Most […] Read more

INDIAN HEAD, Sask. – Farmers who plant Lillian wheat this spring are continuing a 100-year-old practice that established Western Canada’s reputation as the breadbasket of the world. Lillian is a direct descendant of Marquis wheat, a cross of Red Fife and Hard Red Calcutta first planted at what was then known as the Indian Head […] Read more

Seeding in southern Saskatchewan is happening in a bit of a haze this spring. Dry conditions, warmer than normal temperatures and winds up to 100 km-h whipped up soil and turned bright blue skies a dingy brown last week. “It’s pretty dry,” said Blair Daae, who farms with his brothers near Torquay, Sask. To the […] Read more

Farmers making planting decisions should consider not only the economic return to their farms but what consumers want to eat. Sylvain Charlebois, a professor in the University of Regina’s business administration department, said the agriculture industry’s ability to understand consumer needs and supply that demand is becoming more critical. He presented a paper, The Gateway […] Read more

An agricultural chemical is blamed for the death of one dog and the poisoning of six others in and near Regina’s Wascana Park last week. Carbofuran, more commonly known as Furadan, was also responsible for the death of three dogs and more than 160 birds in the park last summer. The Wascana Centre Authority said […] Read more

Cattle producers in northeastern Saskatchewan who are watching overflowing saltwater lakes flood their pastures and water supplies shouldn’t assume those resources are lost to them. Once the water subsides, producers should test the soil and water to determine the impact of the flooding, experts said. Last week producers in the Rural Municipality of Humboldt were […] Read more

Jack Wiebe is remembered as a regular Joe, a quality the Saskatchewan farmer never lost even as he became an MLA, then lieutenant-governor and finally a senator. Wiebe, who died April 16 from cancer at age 70, was a “son of Saskatchewan soil,” said premier Lorne Calvert. He never forgot his prairie roots and he […] Read more