The Grassland Conservation Incentives Guide makes it easier for producers to find funding programs available to them
Producers and landowners now have a one-stop online shop to find financial incentives to help preserve, enhance or restore grasslands and other prairie habitats. The 69-page Grassland Conservation Incentives Guide from Birds Canada is now available at birdscanada.org. Ian Cook, grassland conservation manager at Birds Canada, said many producers understand the importance of keeping prairie […] Read moreAuthor Archives

New winery sells Prairies in a bottle
Two couples grow fruit that can tolerate Saskatchewan’s harsh environment as they work to make their dreams come true
A long love affair with wine has led to Saskatchewan’s latest craft winery. “When my wife and I first met in the earlier part of the 1980s, one thing we always enjoyed doing was making homemade wine,” said Peter MacInnis, chief executive officer of Bee and Thistle Winery northeast of Debden, Sask. “As time went […] Read more
Federated Co-op posts tough financial year
Reduced fuel demand because of COVID-19 creates one of the most difficult financial years in the co-op’s recent history
This past year was an economically challenging one for Federated Co-operatives Ltd., but some bright areas emerged. “From a specific Federated Co-op business level, put energy aside, which was a terrible year in the whole energy sector and all components of it, our food business did very well, our home and building supply business did […] Read more
The future of food

Learning to do and do without: heart, head, hands and health

Homeroom on the range

Feed supplement puts whey back into play for livestock rations
Milk from livestock subjected to immune challenges might offer some improved health for other animals
A Regina company hopes a new product it is distributing will help build immunity in young and adult animals while minimizing antibiotic use. The PMT Group, which consists of two companies, Prairie Microtech and Essential’s Inc., claims ProAct is a natural proactive immunity additive that contains a small amount of functional proteins and can be […] Read more
Finding a seat on the board

Chickpeas are feed option

Old grain elevator ready to rock
Sask. band turns prairie skyscraper into a rehearsal space and venue where local musicians can hold private concerts
ASQUITH, Sask. — Nearly a century of grain dust and chaff has been loosened by the thumping rhythm of an electric bass guitar inside Asquith’s last standing grain elevator. Not since thousands of trucks and millions of tons of grain passed over its weigh scales has the old wooden sentinel resonated with such purpose. Nicknamed […] Read more