The Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation plans to award six $2,500 scholarships a year for Grade 12 students pursuing a post-secondary agricultural diploma or degree. “It’s basically to promote entrance into agricultural colleges or schools across Canada from high schools,” said Larry Hertz, president of the registered charity. “So it’s, primarily right now we’re targeting Grade […] Read more
Stories by Kristen McEwen
CABEF to award agriculture scholarships
The Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation is awarding six $2,500 scholarships annually for Grade 12 students pursuing a post secondary agricultural diploma or degree. The purposes of the scholarships are to encourage students to enroll in agriculture schools across Canada and fill jobs available in the agri-food sector. The scholarships will be awarded in Alberta, Saskatchewan, […] Read more
Sask. brothers, ranchers celebrated for contributions
Cattlemen of the year | Kerr Bros. Livestock runs 1,000 cattle every year and has worked with international students and community organizations
David and Harry Kerr of Lashburn, Sask., are this year’s recipients of the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup Cattlemen of the Year award. “(We were) very surprised and very appreciative,” said David Kerr after the Nov. 1 presentation. “We’re following in some pretty big footsteps,” added Harry Kerr. The award is presented annually to individuals who make […] Read moreJourney home for homesteader
Saskatchewan pioneer | Scottish resident brings mother’s ashes home to birthplace
Scottish resident Stuart Malcolm travelled thousands of kilometres to bring his mother’s ashes back to her birthplace in Scott, Sask. “They do it a lot in Orkney when people die because up there they scatter the ashes on the (shores),” Stuart said. “People come back and relatives come back and scatter ashes and that’s what […] Read moreGuenter offered the right fix
Henry Guenter contributed to The Western Producer for six years, writing the Inside Machines column on problems found in combines and service tractors. “I used to work at Massey Ferguson for 28 years, so I had tips for people to learn,” Guenter said. “I know about (their problems) from experience.” Guenter tested and reviewed new […] Read more
Lloydminster stockade champions set to hit fall cattle show circuit
The first few chords of Michael Jackson’s Thriller played through the speakers Nov. 1 as champion cows and calves entered the ring at Lloydminster’s Stockade Roundup. Judge Rob Garner ultimately chose a 2,045-pound Black Angus, shown by Jennifer Jones of Lloydminster, as the female supreme winner. “I raised her from a calf when she was […] Read more
Video educates consumers on stewardship efforts
Preserving grasslands | Video shows what producers do to protect wildlife habitat without compensation
Prairie grasslands provide homes to many endangered species, but recently those grasslands have become endangered themselves. Operation Grassland Community launched a 12-minute short film on YouTube in October to demonstrate how important these lands are to the livelihoods of animals and ranchers in Alberta rural areas. The film, Conservation Caravan, interviews five ranchers in southern […] Read more
Community brings new life to building
Abandoned church | Former United Church in Brock, Sask., is now home to community events and live music
The church in Brock, Sask., sat abandoned for years until it was recently reclaimed as a place where the community could meet once more. Formerly a United Church, the building now serves as a place to host events, such as the recent Harvest Wrap Up Concert. “It’s just a wrap up of the harvest and […] Read moreACWW event addresses maternal health, quality of life issues
Improving maternal health and curbing female genital mutilation, violence against women and the use of bisphenol A were among resolutions passed at the triennial Associated Country Women of the World conference in Chennai, India, this month. Delegate Brenda Wilsie, president of the Alberta Women’s Institute, said while HIV/AIDS is a greater problem in developing countries […] Read more
Livestock producer marks 90th birthday
Florence Brandon says The Western Producer had been in her family’s home for generations. Her grandfather, Bill Howe, began subscribing to the paper relatively close to The Producer’s inception and her father, Harold Howe, later followed suit. “I don’t know when Dad started subscribing to The Western Producer, but it was there all of my […] Read more
