Taking a young horse from his mother all the way to the show ring is a daunting and rewarding task, says rider Nikki Beatty. The 20-year-old Saskatoon university student accomplished the feat through the Young Horse Development Project offered by the Farm Animal Council of Saskatchewan. “It’s a lot of hard work but it’s really […] Read more
Stories by Karen Morrison
Wind, rain pulverize the Prairies
Zane Lewchuk is looking for the silver lining in recent storm clouds on the Prairies. “Overall, moisture is a good sort of problem to have,” said the Saskatchewan Agriculture crop development specialist in Yorkton. Eastern regions have experienced a particularly wet spring, with full potholes dotting many fields. While Melville received up to 100 millimetres […] Read more
More precipitation in prairie forecast
Recent dry years on the Prairies seem to be a distant memory for many farmers gazing out at their muddy fields this spring. Hardest hit by rain is southern Alberta, eastern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba, said Bob Cormier, meteorologist with Environment Canada. This week’s forecasts indicate rain slickers and boots will remain a dress requirement. […] Read more
Grass forms foundation of new business
ACME, Alta. – John Moore’s spring day starts at 5:30 a.m. bottle feeding two calves and forking hay to the bulls and horses as meadowlarks sing into the prairie breeze. His pregnant wife, Lori Might, joins him later to feed the breeding heifers on a mixed farm in south-central Alberta that was homesteaded by Moore’s […] Read more
Skills honed as mothers fit board room
The very things that make women good mothers also make them good leaders, said Cheryl Byrne of CU Source. The executive director of the training wing of credit unions in Canada said women are multi-taskers, are goal oriented and focus on what it takes to get the job done. “You know you can do anything […] Read more
Ag tourism venture takes shape
VALLEY CENTRE, Sask. Ñ A two-storey post and beam home is under construction atop the rolling hills, while new lambs bleat in the nursery barn, leaves bud and swollen sloughs straddle the driveway of the quarter-section farm. It’s springtime at Prairie Wool Farms, where Sheila Sperling-Law is building a unique home and agritourism business with […] Read more
Future looks sweet for woodland entrepreneur
CUMBERLAND HOUSE, Sask.ÑA white cloud, the sweet scent of cooked sugar and the wail of a generator fill the air in this northeastern Saskatchewan town cut out of the bush. On a sunny spring morning, Joe Glaves is enshrouded in steam from vats of birch sap that is processed and cooked inside a small shed […] Read more
Food aid projects optimistic
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank looks forward to the new crop year and 1,000 more acres in Saskatchewan projects to help feed the world’s hungry. Jim Cornelius, the bank’s executive director, said volunteers are already assembling at the projects to begin seeding. “There’s a lot of energy and excitement about the new season,” he said. While […] Read more
Opponents of water pumping project to discuss options
A TransGas project in Saskatchewan will go ahead as planned, despite efforts by Grandora-area residents to halt it. Eighty residents filed a statement of claim in March asking for an injunction against TransGas, claiming its project was reducing water well levels and quality. In a written decision, justice Allisen Rothery of the Court of Queen’s […] Read more
Weed control troops focus on enemy
HUMBOLDT, Sask. Ñ The battle lines are drawn. An army of noxious weeds in pots stretches across the back of the Humboldt meeting room while municipal weed inspectors seated at tables occupy the front lines. The inspectors, who will wage war on this enemy, will arm themselves with information on weed identification, prevention and control, […] Read more
