X-ray scans help see through clouded daguerreotypes to discover portraits of people made between 1840 and 1860
The tarnish of time has stolen many 19th century photographic images captured through daguerreotype. Their sepia tones become spotted and the stern faces of those pictured are obscured, closing a window to history. Madalena Kozachuk, a PhD student at Western University’s Department of Chemistry, has devised a way to reopen that window and is using […] Read more
William DeKay
Stories by William DeKay
Companion crops show promise in moist soil
A research study concluded seeding annual ryegrass and festulolium with common perennial forages could be a good choice as a companion crop in moist prairie soils. “The use of annual ryegrass at a very low seeding rate was usually beneficial in the sense that it increased the forage production in the seeding year,” said Bruce […] Read more
Prairie hailstorms coming earlier every year
Insurance companies have investigated about 50 storms already this year, with one event occurring May 29
A high number of claims have been filed following a flurry of light to moderate hailstorms across Western Canada. “They are early and popping up everywhere,” said Rick Omelchenko, president of the Canadian Crop Hail Association in Regina. “This time of year will be the record amount on how many early claims are coming in.” […] Read more
Museum remembers Sask.’s baseball history
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is in Battleford, where the province’s first ball game was played
BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Saskatchewan knows how to play ball. The province has a long and rich history in the game of baseball. Indeed, the Prairies have been a hotbed of natural talent, home to some great ball players and events for well over a century. Battleford has the distinction for being the site of the […] Read more
Organic-raised brothers take over family farm
An accident with farm chemicals prompted Clem and Chandra Schraefel to go organic when their sons were very young
The Schraefel brothers have never experienced conventional agriculture, which suits them just fine. The 20-something lads — Adam, Stephen and Derek — are taking hold of the reins of the 5,200 acre organic operation from parents Clem and Chandra Schraefel near Kerrobert, Sask. “They have never run a sprayer or had to put fertilizer in […] Read more
Dry conditions hold back winter cereals on the Prairies
Like their spring cousins, winter cereals across the Prairies are in need of a serious drink of water. “Moisture is critical at this point. If we don’t get rain in the next two to three weeks we’re going to be looking at reduced yields in the winter cereals just because there’s not enough moisture there […] Read more
VIDEO: Ag in Motion prepares for fifth show
Seed plots are going in the ground as the Saskatchewan agricultural show gets ready for the July 16-18 event
LANGHAM, Sask. — Living up to its name, Glacier FarmMedia’s Ag in Motion has reached its five-year anniversary with no sign of slowing down. “It’s very exciting for me personally to have a show that the group of us started from a canola field into an event that’s now grown to the size that it […] Read more
Farm safety goes to the kids
About 450 Grade 4 students experienced interactive, hands-on activities about outdoor safety practices as well as living a healthy lifestyle during the eighth annual Progressive Agriculture Safety Day held May 9 at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition. Classrooms of students from several Lloydminster schools rotated between nine different stations that included animal and grain safety, firearms […] Read more
New Holland plays a duet with Sask. country band
Members of the Hunter Brothers already use the company’s equipment on their farm in southern Saskatchewan and are now taking the partnership to a new level with a formal agreement
New Holland and Canadian country music sensations the Hunter Brothers are partnering up. It’s already a well-established match but now the ag equipment manufacturer and the country music band hope to move the relationship further along. The five brothers from Shaunavon, Sask., are topping Canadian country music charts and they’re also farmers and long-time New […] Read more
Grass fire forces producers to forage for greener pastures
“Black,” is how Rob Danychuk described pasture conditions in a region of central Saskatchewan ravaged by fire. It’s been more than a week since fire burned a large grazing area and wildlife preserve southwest of Biggar. Fuelled by wind, the cause unknown, the fire took four days to extinguish. It has left cattle producers scrambling […] Read more
