Lindsay Earle

The British Columbia Agriculture Council wants more people to be aware of farmers’ contributions. So it started a campaign to help urban residents and politicians understand how agriculture contributes to daily life. The council, which represents various commodity groups, is using public speaking, tractor parades, school videos, agricultural festivals and the web to get its […] Read more

Many teenagers in the audience at the National Agricultural Awareness Conference in Saskatoon were witnessing something they had never seen before – a debate. Four Grade 10 students from two high schools in Saskatchewan squared off on the issue of genetically modified organisms. Ali Lake and Jamie Dzikowski from Saskatoon’s Walter Murray Collegiate spoke in […] Read more

A provincial veterinarian says proposed changes to the Saskatchewan Animal Protection Act will make the enforcement of animal welfare regulations more effective. “Changes were necessary to update the act and make it comply with standard search and seizure and constitutional law,” said LeeAnn Forsythe, a veterinarian with the province’s animal health and food safety unit. […] Read more

Since 1914, the Bethune Co-op Association has been a fixture in the community. It is Saskatchewan’s oldest co-operative, established out of legislation passed by the provincial government in 1913. After it received its charter on April 8, 1914, the Bethune Co-op fulfilled farmers’ basic needs for coal and other materials. By 1918, a store was […] Read more

Tail biting among pigs can pose a problem, so most producers dock tails in the first few days of the animal’s life. “Yet even with docked tails, you can get tail biting,” said David Fraser, a professor of animal welfare at the University of British Columbia. “Pigs are chewy animals. They’re like puppies; they chew […] Read more

The Grain Services Union has applied to the Canada Industrial Relations Board to be certified as the agent representing more than 120 AgPro Grain employees in Alberta and Manitoba. “The application goes to the (Canada Industrial Relations Board) along with evidence of union support by the employees and the board will decide if they grant […] Read more

The Alberta Barley Commission says the success of the Canadian Wheat Board’s feed barley program for farmers has yet to be decided. “The support for the program will be based on the tonnage. And we have no idea how many tonnes were signed up under the program,” said Kevin Muxlow, policy co-ordinator for the commission. […] Read more

More than 20 years ago, Stan Carscallen was working in a far corner of Italy and longing for home. He kept hearing a cow mooing in the valley and hoped seeing it would bring back memories. “I was feeling so homesick and having been raised on the ranch, I wanted to find that cow and […] Read more

HAFFORD, Sask. – Valerie Kingsmill knows what it means to be an entrepreneur. “I think someone who sees an opportunity and isn’t afraid to take those steps and goes and does it, is an entrepreneur,” she said. For the past eight seasons, Kingsmill has owned Emmett’s Cottage Inn and the Dory Dining Room in Hafford. […] Read more

Julie Bidwell wants the Saskatchewan government to make the safe movement of farm equipment on highways a higher priority. Bidwell, who works for the Centre for Agricultural Medicine’s rural health extension program in Saskatoon, said the province lags behind its prairie counterparts. “I don’t think it has been a priority in Saskatchewan. I think since […] Read more