WASHINGTON, D.C. – Research financed by the U.S. National Pork Producers Council shows bred sows injected with porcine somatotropin may have larger litters with bigger muscled piglets. The research team reported it could mean several benefits for hog producers: Increased litter number and weights of pigs weaned. Lower embryonic mortality rates by possibly increasing uterine […] Read more
Stories by Robert Lewis
Farmers must share water
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The world is running short of water and farmers will have to give up some of their share for households and industry, according to a report March 9 by the International Food Policy Research Institute. During the past 40 years, water use has risen 100 percent in the United States, 500 percent […] Read more
Kelvington pair recognized for conservation techniques
Kelly and Candace Patrick of Kelvington, Sask. are the Conservation Producers of the Year, chosen by the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association. And the Direct-Tech group from Leroy, Sask. was named conservation group of the year. The Patricks have been at the forefront of direct seeding technology, have built their own equipment and designed sustainable crop […] Read more
Agriculture Notes
Farm safety contest A farm safety innovations contest has been organized by the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, with the first prize of a $1,000 John Deere gift certificate. Entrants are asked to submit details of their ideas and innovations to make farms safer. Eligible entries include any method of decreasing hazards associated with farm labor, […] Read more
Cattle breeder, rancher dies
CALGARY (Staff) – Noted cattle breeder Ronald Berwyn (R.B.) Wise died Feb. 4 at his ranch near Irricana. Born in 1934, he and his wife Leta raised Shorthorns and Maine Anjou cattle at their Boa-Kae Ranch. Besides ranching, he owned a custom fitting service, grooming purebred cattle for livestock shows. He was also a beef […] Read more
Farm economy improves but rural exodus continues
SASKATOON (Staff) – Despite a stronger farm economy, the flood of rural people moving into Saskat-chewan cities is continuing. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation reports rental vacancies in Saskatoon are less than one percent and in Regina about two percent, both far below what CMHC considers a balanced market. That signifies a drastic decline […] Read more
