HANOVER, Germany — The maple leaf was clearly visible recently at the world’s largest agricultural show. “There is exposure here that you can’t find anywhere else,” said Lionel Labelle of the Saskatchewan Trade and Export Partnership as he stood in the largest booth his organization has ever put together. “Small equipment, large equipment, specialty, you […] Read more
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Genome map of cannabis sativa plant helps growers
A recently completed genome map of the cannabis sativa plant has potential benefits for hemp and marijuana growers. Cannabis sativa is the plant species that includes hemp and marijuana. University of Saskatchewan biology professor Jon Page and University of Toronto professor Tim Hughes have published their research on the genome of cannabis sativa in the […] Read more
Cattle producers pull hat trick at Farmfair
EDMONTON — It was a triple play for the Miller-Wilson family at Edmonton’s Farmfair. Lee, Dawn, Ty, Dakota and Jaelayne Wilson stood in the spotlight at the Nov. 12 gala event after winning the Alberta supreme champion bull and female categories. The Angus bull was DMM Creed 75W and the female with a bull calf […] Read more
ADM announces plan for canola biodiesel plant in Alberta
Western Canada is getting its first big canola biodiesel plant. Archer Daniels Midland Co. and Canadian Bioenergy Corp. are proceeding with plans to build a 265 million litre facility in Lloydminster, Alta. ADM will own 60 percent of the Northern Biodiesel Ltd. Partnership venture and Canadian Bioenergy the remaining 40 percent. The facility will require […] Read more
Strong cattle market sparks show optimism
LLOYDMINSTER — A two-year-old Charolais bull stole the show at the Lloydminster Stockade Roundup this weekend, becoming the first animal to win the Supreme Championship two years in a row. Standing nearly as tall as his owner, Garner Deobald of Cedarlea Farms near Hodgeville, Sask., the cream coloured bull named CSS Sir Gridmaker 2W impressed […] Read more
Family debuts in show ring
This was the year the Berting family jumped the fence. After years of watching from the stands as spectators, the family from Middle Lake, Sask., arrived eager and ready to compete at the Saskatoon Fall Fair, held Nov. 9-12. Garry and Donna Berting and their four children started preparing for the show weeks ago. “For […] Read more
Grain firms in wait and see mode
Lawrence Yakielashek is proceeding with caution toward an open market for wheat and barley. The president of Toepfer Canada remembers what happened the first time the federal government tried to remove barley from the single desk. The continental barley market created Aug. 1, 1993, lasted 41 days before a federal court judge overturned the Progressive […] Read more
Alta. lamb numbers increase, but still fail to meet demand
The push continues on Canadian lamb producers to increase production to meet rising consumer demand. Those attending a Zone 2 Alberta Lamb Producers meeting in Lethbridge Nov. 5 heard that Alberta ewe numbers rose one to two percent from last year. The increase boosted the provincial flock to 90,000 head, but it is still eight […] Read more
Farmfair win excites Hereford breeders
EDMONTON — Spending $6,000 on a four-month-old calf was a gamble for Mick and Deb Trefiak that has paid them back many fold. Owned in partnership with Grant Hirsche of High River, Alta., the yearling bull named GH Adams Nitro Design ET 377X was grand champion at this year’s Western National Hereford show at Farmfair […] Read more
Check-off refund requests hurt Alta. lamb producer group
The refundable checkoff on livestock, put into place by the Alberta government last year, has hurt finances of the Alberta Lamb Producers and eroded its ability to work for producers, says the organization’s president. In a written report to producers, Phil Kolodychuk said that 12 producers asked for checkoff refunds in 2010-11. Though the number […] Read more
