WP reporter Barbara Duckworth is covering this year’s Stampede, and we’ll be posting all her coverage on this page. Stampede rodeo winners finish on top – The Calgary Stampede is one of the richest rodeos in the world, and the lure of a $100,000 payday brings in top cowboys to compete. The 2016 winners are […] Read more
Farm Living
Prairie artist captures nature’s colours on canvas
She was an artist, an author and ahead of her time. Annora Brown (1899-1987) used the southern Alberta prairies as the inspiration for a body of work that illustrated First Nations culture, wildlife and especially native wildflowers. “This was my world,” wrote Brown. “The wailing of wind across an empty prairie, the barking of coyotes […] Read more
Town strives to preserve ag heritage
INGLIS, Man. — Hundreds of small towns in Western Canada have a Main Steet and a Railway Ave. But Railway Avnue in Inglis, Man. looks nothing like Railway Avenues in most prairie towns. On the east side of Inglis, five wooden elevators stand adjacent to Railway Ave., which look out of place but special in […] Read more
Course allows horse’s skills to shine
CALGARY — Fancy is a cutting horse more comfortable stepping around cattle than ducking under archways. The 13-year-old Standardbred cross horse competed in Jeopardy Trail at the recent 4-H On Parade in Calgary with her rider, Jenna Beck of the Meadowbank 4-H Light Horse Club. “The horse was scared of everything,” Beck said of Fancy’s […] Read more
Ag program gets funding
A big boost in government funding for Saskatchewan’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is designed to interest more students in agriculture careers and educate people about their food. The province and Ottawa announced June 15 they would increase funding by $200,000 in each of the next two years through Growing Forward 2. “We think Ag […] Read more
Alta. woman wins Stampede speakers contest
Agriculture’s next generation wants the public to know the sector is a healthy industry with a future. For 22-year-old Emily Ritchie of Turner Valley, Alta., promoting the business is something she does on a daily basis in her job as communications manager with a cow-calf operation near Calgary. She was able to share that enthusiasm […] Read more
Champ returns to defend shearing title at Stampede
In the final heat of the Calgary Stampede sheep shearing competition, Australian Mike Pora sheared six sheep in 6.25 minutes. For the second consecutive year his speed and workmanship earned him the grand champion title at the North American sheep shearing competition held July 9. Based at Cowra, New South Wales, Pora intended to retire […] Read more
UPDATED: Rain not letting up in Sask.
UPDATED: Tuesday July 12, 2016 – 1535 CST – Heavy rain has resulted in some minor flooding on waterways in northeastern Saskatchewan, says the Water Security Agency. Burntout Brook near Arborfield peaked at 44 cubic metres per second last night, a one-in-50-year event. The Pasquia River at Highway 9 is flowing at 33 m3/s, which […] Read more
UPDATED: Heavy rain to cause headaches for farmers
UPDATED: Tuesday July 12, 2016 – 0830 CST – Saskatchewan farmers are keeping anxious eyes on the skies today and for the next 48 hours as a low pressure system stalled over southern regions is expected to bring heavy rain and in some cases strong winds. The Estevan region already experienced flooding yesterday evening after […] Read more
Sask. renewable energy project going public
Residents in the Swift Current, Sask., area will get their first official look next week at plans for a $90 million wind and solar renewable energy project. SaskWind hopes the community will be impressed enough during Monday’s public meeting to take ownership of the project. James Glennie, president of SaskWind, said the company has been […] Read more
