Neil Petreny of CanWest DHI has received the Ralph J. Barichello Memorial Award from Jersey Canada. The award was created to recognize outstanding long-term contribution to the agricultural industry in Canada. Petreny was honoured for his 20 years of work with Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) services in Canada. He grew up in the dairy industry […] Read more
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Red River farmers get started
Extensive flooding this spring in Manitoba’s Red River Valley didn’t stop some farmers in the region from starting to seed last week. Lorne Hamblin, who usually grows more than 3,000 acres of canola, soybeans and cereals, said producers east of the Red River near Morris began seeding April 29. “The guys were seeding on Friday. […] Read more
Manitoba farmers optimistic after years of flooded fields
Hope, fear and frustration are mingling in Manitoba farmers’ minds as they look out across their fields and wonder when they’ll get seeding. Rain and a snowstorm that hit the province April 30 and May 1 has thrown seeding hopes back a few days, but weeks of dry weather through the spring have left most […] Read more
Donation for vet college
The Equine Foundation of Canada has donated $20,000 to support horse health at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine on the University of Saskatchewan campus in Saskatoon. That donation has also led to another $20,000 through a matching gift program. The veterinary college’s matching gift program is an initiative created by the Heather Ryan and […] Read more
Some farms seeding, others shovelling snow
Contrary to what many other farmers are going through this spring, seeding is progressing just fine for Mike Foley. He started April 25 and three days later had planted 1,000 of the 4,600 acres he planned to seed. Foley farms about 27 kilometres southeast of Assiniboia, Sask. “We’re in a small pocket that’s been warm,” […] Read more
Spring blizzard paints gloomy picture in western Manitoba
A spring storm that hit western Manitoba April 30 and May 1 will likely delay seeding by two weeks or more in the parkland region, says the provincial government. The storm, which dumped 10 to 50 centimetres of snow and up to 50 millimetres of rain on parts of the province, isn’t a calamity because […] Read more
Treasure hunting part of the auction magic
NISKU, Alta. – Dairy farmers Dirk Bergman and his father, Antoon, gave up their afternoon nap to take in the giant three-day Ritchie Brothers equipment auction. For the family, the auction, which began April 27, provided an outing for their Dutch relatives, a way to keep up to date on equipment prices and maybe a […] Read more
PM promises government for ‘all Canadians’
Once again Alberta proved to be the heart of Conservative country, doing its part to give prime minister Stephen Harper the majority government he has craved for five years. And even though many of its prominent Tory incumbents were campaigning in vote-rich regions of Eastern Canada and rarely set foot in their ridings, Alberta rewarded […] Read more
Pretty not always popular if plants propagate profusely
RED DEER – An alien plant species landing in a farmer’s field can be beautiful but deadly. “If it is growing and green, people assume it is a good thing,” said Sarah Nevill of the society that oversees the Weaselhead Special Protection Area in southwestern Calgary. She told a recent meeting of the Alberta Invasive […] Read more
CWB, quota sectors remain WTO targets
The chair of World Trade Organization agriculture talks is reporting little progress but his latest negotiating text continues to be bad news for two Canadian agricultural players. Supporters of supply management and the Canadian Wheat Board say the negotiating text as written would jeopardize their institutions. On April 21, New Zealander David Walker issued a […] Read more
