Canadian Western Agribition has received the largest individual donation in its history. Lilie R. Farley has donated $50,000 for a new annual scholarship in honour of her late husband, William M Farley. The William M Farley Memorial Scholarship will give qualifying students up to $1,500 toward their post secondary and graduate education. “We are sincerely […] Read more
William DeKay
Stories by William DeKay
Get the skinny before you own with pre-buy exam
Exam starts at $400 | Horse examiner determines soundness and serviceability
Buying a horse is a lot like buying a used car, says a senior clinician at the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. “The one thing in the horse world they always talk about is buyer beware,” said Sue Ashburner of the college’s equine field service. “When people are buying horses […] Read moreSPCA seize almost 900 sheep from Sask. farm
The Saskatchewan SPCA seized a record number of animals in a single case April 1. Close to 900 sheep and four dogs were removed from a farm in the Rural Municipality of Key West, near Kayville, Sask. “This is definitely the largest seizure that we have ever done,” said Kaley Pugh, manager of animal protection […] Read more
CWD confirmed in elk herd
Sask. farm | Wildlife official says disease must be taken seriously
Saskatchewan’s first chronic wasting disease case of the year has been confirmed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported on its website that an elk farm was confirmed as infected Feb. 3. This brings the total number of domestic deer and elk herds in Canada to 71 since CWD was first documented in 1996. A high […] Read moreElectrical problems suspected in hog barn fire
The official cause of a fire that destroyed a pig barn west of Lanigan, Sask., March 31 cannot be determined, said Dave Needham, emergency service officer for Emergency Management and Fire Safety in Saskatoon. OlySky owned the barn where approximately 3,500 young pigs died, mainly from smoke inhalation. Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP and the Lanigan Fire Department […] Read more
Fire kills 4,500 pigs at Big Sky barn in Sask.
Fire engulfed a barn belonging to Big Sky Farms west of Lanigan, Sask., yesterday evening, killing approximately 4,500 young pigs. According to an email sent by Humboldt-Lanigan RCMP, a fire crew from the Lanigan Fire Department arrived shortly after 6 p.m. March 31. Smoke was coming out of the eves of the barn, and fire […] Read more
Saskatchewan researchers explore canola seed as feed
Analyzing meals and cakes | Nutrition research reveals yellow-seeded canola meal could be an effective alternative animal protein
University of Saskatchewan researchers are closer to understanding the value of yellow and brown canola seed as a livestock feed. A one-year study on the effects of processing on the nutritional value of canola meal and press cake found significant differences between yellow and brown-seeded canola meal and brown-seeded canola press cake. Katerina Theodoridou, a […] Read moreFarmer believes canola thieves had detailed plan
Well-organized heist | 1,400 bushels of canola were stolen from Randy Syvenky’s farm in March
A truckload of canola stolen from a grain bin has left Randy Syvenky disappointed yet motivated to catch the thieves. About 1,400 bushels of No.1 canola worth $15,000 were recently augered from one of his hopper-bottomed bins in northeastern Edmonton. Syvenky’s yard, which is located within city limits, contains several 2,000 bu. hopper- bottomed grain […] Read moreIrrigation district fined in connection with drowning incident
The South Saskatchewan River Irrigation District No. 1 in Outlook, Sask., was fined $49,000 recently, as a result of a drowning incident in 2012. According to documents obtained from Saskatoon provincial court, Dale Hermanson fell and drowned while doing his job Aug. 27, 2012. After an Occupational Health and Safety investigation the irrigation agency “failed […] Read more
Cows, pig shot on Sask. farm
Police are investigating the March 7 shooting of three cows and a pig on a farm near Carmel, Sask. Two of the cows and the pig were shot several times in the belly and died at the scene. The third animal is being treated at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon. It has […] Read more
