ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. – Al and Bev Madley knew their ranch needed an environmental facelift long before going green was fashionable.Their effort to green up their pastures and better manage their water in one of Canada’s driest regions was recognized last year when they won the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association national environmental stewardship award.Canyon Creek Ranch […] Read more
Farm Living
Cattle ranchers think green
Sask. schools adopt needs-based model
Saskatchewan’s education minister said there is no government plan to cut the number of educational assistants in schools by 75 percent.Ken Krawetz recently sent letters to school divisions with that message.”There is no policy. There is no directive,” he said in an interview.Since last fall, the opposition and unions have complained that is the case. […] Read more
Diversified farmers top the field in Saskatchewan
Grain farmers Lauren and Ryan Maurer of Grenfell will represent Saskatchewan at the national Outstanding Young Farmers event in November.The couple, who seed 11,280 acres of grains, pulses, oilseeds and spices in the Qu’Appelle Valley, was selected as provincial winners at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina last week.Operating as Land and Sky […] Read more
Growing heritage tomatoes a labour of love
AIRDRIE, Alta. – Jeff Casey learned how to grow tomatoes after travelling halfway around the world.He started gardening when he was teaching English in Japan in 1993. He took over a small vegetable garden of Japanese greens and tomatoes that another apartment tenant left behind. When he returned to Canada, he continued growing tomatoes with […] Read more
Pork an economical, healthy choice for barbecue
Boneless pork tenderloin is a tender, convenient and economical cut of meat. Fresh pork is naturally tender, low in sodium and an excellent source of thiamin and essential B vitamin.Due to improved breeding and feeding practices, Canadian pork is 44 percent leaner than in the past.Many people enjoy cooking with a one pound (.5 kilogram) […] Read more
Unseeded acres, lower expenses may result in big tax bill
Q: I am a Saskatchewan farmer and, like many others this year, am flooded out. It is late June and it doesn’t look like I can get a crop in this year. Are there any legal ramifications? Can I get some assistance?A: The year 2010 is one of the wettest springs on record. I’ve driven […] Read more
Continue support and visits to family after the funeral
Q: A gentleman from our community died a few days ago. A cancerous tumour grew more rapidly than expected and he died before we realized how sick he was. The community has been supportive of both his wife and two teenaged children. Everyone has pitched in to help the family. I am wondering if we […] Read more
Children torn between honouring birth father, stepfather
Q: Every year on Father’s Day, our grandmother takes my older sister and me to take us to the cemetery to put flowers on our father’s grave. This is getting to be a bit much. Our father was killed in an automobile accident 16 years ago, shortly after I was born. My older sister was […] Read more
Close study reveals what horses really need
BLACKFOOT, Alta. –Elaine Hardstaff’s best days are spent looking at the side of a horse.The horse therapist has been soothing, healing and massaging the muscles and bones of horses for 12 years.“How can you call it a job when you love it so much,” she said from Blackfoot, where horse plates and ornaments decorate the […] Read more
A is for alfalfa, B is for barley, C is for canola
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – By teaching high school students to cook roast beef or elementary schools to grow potatoes in tubs, British Columbia’s Agriculture in the Classroom program is reaching thousands of youth each year.Program co-ordinator Lindsay Babineau started the program with the ministries of agriculture and education, which provided her with a computer and […] Read more
