Charlie Russell spent 48 years working with bears, but that wasn’t the toughest part of his job. He said teaching people to understand bear behaviour has proven much more difficult. Russell has lived and worked around bears for most of his life. He grew up in the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, and later ranched for […] Read more
Stories by Miranda Burski
Food processor supplies other firms with ingredients
InfraReady Products isn’t exactly a household name, but consumers have probably sampled the company’s products for more than 10 years without realizing it. When InfraReady adopted the motto “the secret ingredient” in 1998, it was a reflection of the Saskatoon firm’s anonymity in the prepackaged food retail environment. “Our customers are other food manufacturers,” said […] Read more
Hunters battle bad reputation
For Ogema, Sask., farmer Perry Johnson, hunting means more than extra meat in the freezer. For him, it’s an enjoyable pastime that provides a sense of camaraderie. “Lots of people even make a holiday out of it,” he said. But sometimes hunting receives bad publicity. Stories circulate of hunters shooting livestock or hunting outside regulated […] Read more
New ag writing award announced
The National Farmers Union is raising money for the Paul Beingessner Excellence in Writing Award. The cash award honours Paul Beingessner, a farm activist and writer died June 25 in an accident on his farm near Truax, Sask. Beingessner began farming in the early 1980s after receiving a degree in psychology and working as a […] Read more
Greenwing award recognizes wetland conservation leaders
Ducks Unlimited Canada is looking for the people who work hardest to conserve wetlands. “There are many people in Saskatchewan who recognize the many values of wetlands and are working tirelessly to conserve them,” said Ducks Unlimited Canada president Jack H. Hole. “We want to publicly thank these dedicated people and showcase their efforts.” The […] Read more
Researchers seek recipe for all-natural pesticide
Breakfast eaters sometimes sprinkle cinnamon on their cereal, but farmers may someday have the option of doing the same on their cereal crops. Murray Isman of the University of British Columbia’s food and land systems faculty was part of a research team that combined rosemary, cinnamon, cloves, thyme and peppermint oil into an all-natural pesticide […] Read more
U of S event sheds light on veterinary medicine
Have you ever wanted to feel inside a cow’s stomach? Or find out what you can do with a degree in veterinary medicine? You’ll get your chance Oct. 1-4 when the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan hosts VetaVision. Held every three years, VetaVision is a collection of interactive displays designed […] Read more
Breakfast program promotes healthy eating
Saskatchewan schoolchildren participating in the third annual Walk to Breakfast program took time for a power stroll before eating a nourishing breakfast Sept. 11. In Meadow Lake, students at Carpenter Community High School walked around a track wearing their school colours. They returned to school for parfaits made by the food studies class, plus muffins […] Read more
Which star got DUI? I don’t care – Editorial Notebook
Well, here I am. The Western Producer’s newest intern. I know I’m not the first of my kind that you’ve met, and I’m sure I won’t be the last, but you might like to know a bit about me anyway. I didn’t grow up on a farm, and I haven’t done any farm work, but […] Read more
