The 4-H motto is “learn to do by doing,” and this year members have been learning how to do without certain aspects of their usual club activities. The global pandemic has led to cancelled shows, tours and other 4-H events across the Prairies. In March, COVID-19 hit the 4-H world like a late winter blizzard, […] Read more
William DeKay
Stories by William DeKay
Homeroom on the range
Georgia Pawlitza doesn’t need to catch the school bus each morning anymore and she doesn’t miss it. Having an extra hour to sleep in is awesome, said the Grade 11 Hazlet, Sask., student. “Riding the bus I’d either have to be up at 6:30 or 7, depending on what day the kindergartens would go into […] Read more
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
How does someone begin to become a board member? Start at the top, said Trish Tetz, an agricultural manager for the Bank of Montreal. “In my experience, one of the very best ways that you can learn about a board is by speaking with a director,” she said during the Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference […] Read more
Chickpeas are feed option
Chickpeas, high in protein and micronutrients, are becoming a partial replacement for soybean meal and cereal grains in livestock feed. The pulse crop is mostly grown for human consumption, but as global production increases, product not suitable for humans is being shifted into cattle feed. Using the beamline at the Canadian Light Source, a synchrotron […] Read more
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
Solar energy helps power Sask. grain farm
On the Farm: The family say two lines of solar panels have reduced their quarterly electricity bill to $40 from $1,200
ETHELTON, Sask. — Harvest never ends on the Stevenson farm. Once they’ve got crops from their 2,400-acre grain farm in the bins, they continue to harvest solar energy. Tucked into the backyard, behind the garage and equipment shed, sit two lines of solar panels that gather light and energy from the sun. Tyler and Allyson […] Read more
Stockade Round-up – photo essay
Photo essay | Organizers say the Stockade Round-up, held earlier this month in Lloydminster, Sask., was the only cattle show to be held in Canada this year. | William DeKay photos
Organizers say the Stockade Round-up, held earlier this month in Lloydminster, Sask., was the only cattle show to be held in Canada this year. Photos by William DeKay.
Producers welcome return to the ring
Organizers say last week’s Stockade Round-up in Lloydminster is the only cattle show to be held in Canada this year
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — A sense of homecoming washed over a gathering of western Canadian cattle producers Nov. 4-7 as they participated in the only cattle show held this year, the annual Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association Stockade Round-up. “This is the most normal thing that we’re doing this year. Showing cattle in the fall is something […] Read more
Black Angus dominate at Stockade Round-up
The breed won supreme bull and female titles in what was called its strongest showing at the show in several years
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — While the Prairies turned white with snow, the supreme show at this year’s Stockade Round-up went black. “It was honestly one of the strongest Black Angus shows I think that we’ve had for sure at Lloyd, if not in Western Canada over the past couple of years,” said Tyson Hertz from Fir […] Read more
