A recent break in at the Neilburg Veterinary Clinic in Neilburg, Sask., has left Sharon Sawtell perplexed about the incident. “Normally the drugs that are targeted are the ones that have a street value or can be used by weightlifters,” said the veterinarian. “Our clinic doesn’t carry any of those.” Sawtell discovered a front window […] Read more
William DeKay
Stories by William DeKay
Fussy eating habits can be challenge in feedlot
Cattle that eat only zero nutrition bedding straw must be forced to change or risk emaciation or hypothermia
Non-eating cattle are difficult to pick out of a group in the first month, but producers need to know how to treat them before it becomes too late, warns a veterinarian. “I think the key there is most cases will have an industry term of “straw-eater” put on them,” said Kent Fenton of Feedlot Management […] Read more
VIDEO: New hive design makes honey collection easier
There’s a buzz in the beekeeping world about a new method of extracting honey from the hive. The Flow Hive is a patented split cell technology developed by Stuart and Cedar Anderson of New South Wales, Australia. The father and son apiarists said they have spent more than 10 years developing their flow frames with […] Read more
Cabbage seedpod weevil hitching ride
A Saskatchewan insect control specialist thinks he knows how the cabbage seedpod weevil is spreading across the Prairies. “It could be hitchhiking. We don’t know for sure, but that’s certainly a potential,” said Scott Hartley of Saskatchewan Agriculture. “It’s a best guess because the movement has been more west to east rather than going north.” […] Read more
Federated sales hit record, earnings dip from 2013
Federated Co-op Ltd. achieved a record $10.8 billion in sales last year. However, its net earnings of $656 million were down from a record $846 million in 2013. Lack of production at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina and a prolonged maintenance turn-around significantly affected company profits. An explosion at the refinery in December 2013 […] Read more
Que. margarine appeal goes in Sask. favour
A recent ruling now allows Sask-atchewan oilseed producers and processors to sell their products in Quebec. After a long battle, an appeal panel has upheld the Saskatchewan’s government’s successful challenge of the Quebec government’s restrictions against the production, sale and marketing of vegetable oil-based dairy products. Saskatchewan launched the trade in 2014. The final ruling […] Read more
Que. margarine ruling goes in Sask. favour
A recent ruling now allows Saskatchewan oilseed producers and processors to freely sell their products in Quebec. After a long battle, an appeal panel has upheld the Saskatchewan’s government’s successful challenge of the Quebec government’s restrictions against the production, sale and marketing of vegetable oil-based dairy products. Saskatchewan launched the trade last 2014. The final […] Read more
Farmers share common ground, distant galaxies
Garry Stone and Tenho Tuomi used to often find their gaze wandering up — way up — while seeding and harvesting. On tractors and combines, they would shift their focus to infinity, admiring the aurora borealis, the moon and the Milky Way. “It’s something to think about when you’re out on the tractor,” said Stone. […] Read more
Horse wounds can harbour hidden dangers
Puncture wounds can cause gangrene or tetanus
Wounds on a horse are like real estate, says a veterinary surgeon. It’s all about location, location, location. “Above all, where the wound is very important,” Suzanne Mund of the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine said Feb. 15 during the Saskatchewan Equine Expo in Saskatoon. “If it’s over or near any joints, […] Read more
Wolf culling test in Sask. produces few results
Despite demands from cattle producers to kill wolves to protect cattle, studies show it doesn’t always work
About six weeks are left in a wolf pilot project in northeastern Saskatchewan to determine if culling will reduce livestock losses. So far, the results aren’t positive. “Some of the objectives are to actually find out whether a project of this sort works,” said Mike Gollop of the province’s environment ministry. The fur and problem […] Read more
