ETHELTON, Sask.—The Taylor name is part of the landscape near Ethelton, in northeastern Saskatchewan. When the family arrived there in the early 1900s, it settled on land with rich black soil and no stones, said Ryan. His great-grandfather, Herbert, had nine children in his family, many of whom remained and raised families of their own. […] Read more
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Farm has deep roots in northeastern Sask.
Canfax Report – for Jul. 28, 2011
HEAT PRESSURES FED PRICES DOWN The rising loonie and falling U.S. cattle market pressured the Canadian market lower to a point where almost no cash fed trade was reported in Alberta or Saskatchewan. The punishing heat in the United States weakened beef demand, pressuring cutouts lower and forcing feeders to market cattle into the falling […] Read more
Sask. unseeded acre claims top record
The number of unseeded acreage benefit claims in Saskatchewan has surpassed the 2010 record. As of July 18, the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. had registered 13,243 claims. That compares to 12,314 last year. So far, 5,104 claims worth $155.5 million have been paid out. Last year, total payout for unseeded acreage claims was $221.4 million. […] Read more
Canadian farmers urged to be generous in African support
A farmer who drove his combine across Canada to highlight the struggles of Canadian producers now wants them to dig deep for Africans suffering from famine. Nick Parsons of Farmington, B.C., said Canadian farmers could raise $10 million for famine relief in Africa if they donated $100. “We have a lot to be thankful for. […] Read more
Alberta youth’s artwork wins praise, award
A young woman’s love of animals and drawing has captured the attention of art lovers and judges at this year’s Calgary Stampede. Marleen Palsson, who recently graduated from high school in Standard, Alta., won $2,000 for her pen and ink portrait of a favourite Simmental calf as part of the Stampede western art scholarship program. […] Read more
Western Producer Livestock Report – for Jul. 28, 2011
HEAT SLOWS HOG GAIN The Midwest heat wave stressed hogs and slowed weight gain. The heat prevented hog shipping, and packers had to pay up to get supply last week. Prices were also supported by talk that China is buying large amounts of pork. South Korea and Russia might also be in the market. The […] Read more
Research to determine trees best suited for job
INDIAN HEAD, Sask. – Millions of trees have been distributed from the federal nursery at Indian Head since it opened 110 years ago. Now known as the Agroforestry Development Centre, the former Shelterbelt Centre continues to develop new trees and examine their importance in prairie agriculture. Researchers highlighted some of their current work at an […] Read more
Open market will kill CWB: chair
The Canadian Wheat Board will be gone within months if the federal government insists on ending all aspects of Western Canada’s single desk marketing system, said the CWB chair. Allen Oberg said the wheat board has no chance of surviving in a completely open market. Oberg said the CWB will contact federal agriculture minister Gerry […] Read more
West must move faster to stop African famines
We were warned, but we chose to close our eyes. We are the western nations, which until the last two weeks largely ignored the threat of a catastrophic famine in the Horn of Africa. The warning came from the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), established in response to the 1984-1985 famine in Sudan […] Read more
Western Producer Crop Report – for Jul. 28, 2011
MANITOBA SOUTHWEST Heat helped wet fields Heat and warmth did wonders for crops that were seeded in the saturated southwest. Heat dried the soil, allowing crops a better chance at normal development. It also propelled crops forward, catching up some of the distance that they had fallen behind normal development. The heat wave stressed crops […] Read more
