Changes made to Saskatchewan’s trespass laws in 2019 are not yet in effect. That means hunters and others are not legally required to ask for permission to be on private land, even though the government and wildlife organizations recommend that they do. The changes, when enacted, will put the onus on those who want to […] Read more
Farm Living
UCP convention supports private health care
The governing United Conservative Party has passed a resolution supporting the option of a privately funded and managed health-care system for Alberta. The decision was made during voting Oct. 17 by UCP members on policies submitted during the party’s virtual annual general meeting. Critics of private health care have long maintained that such a move […] Read more
Alberta premier defends doctor reform
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said “perhaps misinformed attacks” by the Alberta Medical Association on his government’s initiative to rein in health-care costs have helped fuel grievances by rural physicians. “We acknowledge that there are always unique challenges in recruiting and retaining rural physicians, that’s not new to Alberta,” he told the recent virtual annual general […] Read more
Teen aims for top of the horse world
Daylynn Olliver harbours big dreams: ‘I’ve always told myself I won’t go watch the Calgary Stampede unless I’m in it’
ODESSA Sask. — Her pre-school drawings were mostly of horses — the stick-leg kind. By the age of 10, she had read every book in the school library that had anything to do with horses. And now, at the age of 16, her main goal is to compete in the Canadian Finals Rodeo. She also […] Read more
It is a good time to focus on cooking with fall vegetables
As the growing season comes to a close, our vegetable choices change. Eggplants, squashes, peppers and root vegetables move into the spotlight. When choosing an eggplant at the farmers market, pick one that is bright, shiny and heavy-feeling. They will be available well into fall. Peppers both sweet and spicy are harvested in late summer […] Read more
Prairie fruit continues to deliver its goodness
The distinctive almond aroma as we approached our farmyard as we came home from school spelled saskatoon pie. We quickened our pace. In late June, when the fruit started ripening, our mother navigated the underbrush and picked the first ripe berries from the tall bushes, enough for a pie for supper. Mother’s delectable crust and […] Read more
Digging potatoes brings satisfying memories
A heaping bowl of mashed potatoes would look particularly appetizing if they had recently been unearthed from the family’s vegetable garden
The one chore I didn’t mind down on the farm was digging potatoes. Maybe it was because I liked spuds. I liked them mashed and sprinkled with smoky bacon grease. I liked them scalloped with lots of onions and thick cream sauce. I liked them cut in thin slices and fried on top of the […] Read more
Family creates inroads to fledgling hops sector
RED DEER, Alta. — Through the spring and summer of 2018, curious drivers stopped almost daily to investigate the high steel pole and trellis structures set up alongside the road in central Alberta. “Some people thought we were setting up a bird sanctuary.… They were waiting to see the nets. Other people thought it was […] Read more
Alta. combine crew ruled by women
At C.G. Paulgaard Farms, the women run the combines during harvest. When they do, things tend to run fairly smoothly on the 15,000 acre crop and livestock operation, according to Joanne Paulgaard, who runs the operation along with her husband, Rod, children Kyle and Shelby and Rod’s mother, Norma. An operation their size requires a […] Read more
Farm ends up with all-women crew this year
Saskatchewan producer says it wasn’t intentional but fewer mishaps and positive attitudes made the season enjoyable
Circumstances, not design, led Todd Moen to an all-female farm crew this year. But the Elrose, Sask., farmer says he would hire one again anytime. Fewer mishaps and positive attitudes made the season enjoyable, he said. Sometimes men want to do things their way or have an attitude about an aspect of the job, he […] Read more
