The latest crop circle discovered in Saskatoon caused smiles and raised eyebrows. But some farmers who have experienced it up close say it’s no laughing matter. A local aerial sprayer told Sylvia Bruce and her husband about a circle on their land six kilometres north of Moosomin, Sask., in early August. She originally brushed it […] Read more
Stories by Lindsay Earle
Manitoba unpaid fine law ‘effective’
Some drivers in Manitoba got a surprise when they tried to renew their driver’s licences this year. Starting in June, the government began to issue holds on licences for people with overdue fines and outstanding restitution payments. The hold is not a suspension, but forces drivers to pay fines outstanding before they get their licence. […] Read more
Foster parents fill children’s lives with love
ASQUITH, Sask. – Betty Love is busy as she cans peaches and bakes bread in her spacious kitchen. She needs to get a lot done before her sons get home from school. This may sound like a typical rural household but the difference is that Betty’s sons aren’t her own. Seven years ago, after 25 […] Read more
Pilot project for canola
A Saskatoon-based company hopes to take canola into higher-value feed markets. MCN Canola Products Inc. received $250,000 from Ag-West Biotech Inc., Saskatchewan Agriculture and Canodev Research Inc. to perform pilot scale testing of its fractionation process. It extracts protein from canola to make it more effective as a feed. “The main objective is to add […] Read more
Hay sellers find buyers on-line
The hay market has gone into cyberspace. Ranging from classifieds to auctions, on-line opportunities for hay growers are popping up all over the internet. One of them was started by John Diller in 1994. The Clarksville, Missouri, grower said he started www.hayexchange.com because he had lots of hay to sell and a brand new internet […] Read more
School bus safety serious business
Larry Senga knows he has a large responsibility to children in his part of Saskatchewan. For the past 20 years, Senga has worked for Hertz Northern Bus in Saskatoon ensuring school buses are safe. He and his staff provide maintenance for more than 200 school buses that travel rural areas west of the city. “The […] Read more
