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RMs want more say on environmental issues
Members of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities complain government has too much oversight
Saskatchewan’s rural municipalities want more control over environmental decisions inside their boundaries. Wayne Black, reeve in the RM of Barrier Valley in the 1990s, returned to the position a couple of years ago. “The biggest difference I’ve noticed since I’ve come back is the loss of control we as municipalities have, mostly in the area […] Read more
Alta. cattle producers not a one-breed family
The Chitticks recently won championships with their Herefords, but they also raise purebred Simmental and Red Angus
EDMONTON — Grant Chittick plays no favourites. The Mayerthorpe, Alta., cattle breeder raises purebred Simmental, Hereford and Red Angus and he loves them all. He may love his Hereford a bit more. On Nov. 11 his Hereford bulls won junior and senior champion in the Hereford Genes gala, a Hereford promotional event at Farmfair. Each […] Read more
Red Angus win top prizes at Stockade show
LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — Judges saw red at the annual Stockade Roundup in Lloydminster Nov. 4-7, and awarded top honours to Red Angus animals. The supreme grand champion female title went to Ter-Ron Farms of Forestburg, Alta., while Redrich Farms, also from Forestburg, won supreme grand champion bull. In the end it was a straightforward decision, […] Read more
Families reign supreme at cattle show
EDMONTON — The two families from Forestburg, Alta., spend summers travelling to cattle shows together. They host a Red Angus bull sale and consider themselves to be close friends . This fall, they’ve been winning together too. They won supreme champion cow and bull at the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup held Nov. 4-7 and now they […] Read more
Farmers, ag firms need to step up agriculture’s profile
A quick search of The Globe and Mail’s website suggests that petroleum is much more important to Canada than agriculture. Entering the words “oil,” “Canada” and “economy” into the Globe search engine generates 20,042 results, while “agriculture,” “Canada” and “economy” produces 3,134 results. Amanda Lang, a well-known business journalist, said agriculture and food is more […] Read more
Record potato yields in both Alberta and Manitoba
Manitoba and Alberta set records for potato yields this fall, according to Statistics Canada. Manitoba potato growers had an average yield of 322.8 hundredweight per acre and Alberta producers were at 384.3 cwt. per acre. The previous high for Alberta, set last year, was 361.1 cwt. per acre. For Manitoba, the previous record of 310 […] Read more
New name reflects changing research mandate
Alberta Agriculture wants new Lethbridge facility to find solutions for farmers that also protect the environment
Alberta Agriculture’s former Ag Tech Centre on the Lethbridge College campus received a new name and a new life Nov. 9 with a provincial government announcement. Provincial agriculture minister Oneil Carlier officially opened the Farm Stewardship Centre in front of a crowd of southern Alberta farmers. “This re-named, re-invigorated and re-purposed facility will focus on […] Read more
Health of cattle industry reflected in event’s attendance
EDMONTON — Exhibitors, visitors, cattle and spending were all up at Farmfair this year, says the president of Northlands, which hosts the event. Tim Reid said the health of the cattle industry is reflected in the numbers at Farmfair. Attendance was up 30 percent over previous years after the first two days of the event. […] Read more
Lake study needs dry year data
High water levels in Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker make it difficult to study algae blooms and water quality problems
Years of higher than normal precipitation and spring runoff have left researchers studying the long-term health of Lake Diefenbaker short on dry weather data. “Our study was mostly conducted during wet years and so we didn’t find any evidence of real widespread algae blooms or anything,” said Rebecca North, research associate with the Global Institute […] Read more
