A House in the Sky is a memoir that will change you and the way you view the world. Amanda Lindhout’s real-life story of her abduction in Somalia will take you to a place you didn’t think existed and introduce you to people who haunt nightmares. Most sobering of all is the fact that Lindhout […] Read more
Farm Living
Memoir of Somalian prison a poignant read
Seeding expected to be late in western Manitoba
Tractors and seeders won’t be rolling across fields in western Manitoba for the next four to five weeks. But producers and provincial extension agents say water is flowing off cropland and most fields should be ready for spring seeding in early to mid-May. The situation is looking more positive than it did in the first […] Read more
CFIA extends flour recall across Canada
A recall on specific 10-kilogram bags of Robin Hood All-Purpose Flour has been extended nation-wide by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. One person has become ill and more than 20 other cases of illness are being investigated to see if flour potentially contaminated with E. coli 0121 is the cause. Initially the recall, announced March […] Read more
Sask. ag worker course discontinued due to lack of interest
A program designed to train agricultural workers and help alleviate a shortage of skilled labour on Saskatchewan farms did not continue beyond a pilot project stage. The Agricultural Operator Program was announced in 2014 as part of the provincial government’s growth plan. It was delivered by Parkland Regional College in Yorkton and, if successful, was […] Read more
Glyphosate-free label unveiled in U.S.
Food label claims have become about as rare as air molecules. Seemingly, every food item in the grocery store is either free range, free run, humanely raised, organic, GMO-free and of course, gluten-free. But a label officially launched in March and now on the market might generate more controversy than any of the previous claims. […] Read more
Sask. Water Security Agency warns of possible ice jams, flooding
The Water Security Agency (WSA) is advising the public of the potential for ice jams and flooding in a couple areas of the province as spring runoff progresses. With spring runoff underway flows are picking up in most systems which is lifting and moving ice in places. There have been several reports of ice […] Read more
Manitoba flooding images
Freelance photographer Jeannette Greaves has collected a number of images highlighting the flooding currently taking place in Manitoba. The Western Producer and our colleagues with the Manitoba Co-operator have created a “live blog” to track all the latest Prairie flooding updates – you can find that “live blog” here. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”38″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_pro_masonry” size=”180″ padding=”10″ […] Read more
Passions combined to help people with problems
Retired dairy farmer turns barns into meeting rooms and arena to provide equine assisted psychotherapy for clients with mental illness
GRENFELL, Sask. — For four decades, Nancy Maurer has been in careers providing needed goods and services to people as a lab and X-ray technician and dairy farmer. When she retired in 2011, she knew that helping people would have to continue. After she and her husband, Daryl, and Lavern and Jan Maurer sold the […] Read more
Nicaragua rich in natural and historic treasures
The looming peak of Telica volcano gradually got closer as our Land Cruiser bumped along the rough trail. At road’s end, we hiked up the steep hillside, huffing and puffing as steam belched from Telica’s gaping crater. We reached the top just before sunset, when the sun and clouds co-operated in a dazzling show, and […] Read more
Enjoy crack slaw in a skillet
We have officially climbed out of the winter season. We are craving sunlight, the smell of fresh moist dirt, bright colours and the sound of geese flying overhead. As we enjoy the longer days, we tend to change the way we eat. Our menus become simpler and less heavy and more often we opt for […] Read more
