Photos of gravel pits turned into fish ponds should not fool anyone. Gravel developers, including municipalities, like to generate media hoopla whenever an old pit is tidied up or turned into a picnic ground, hoping people will believe all damage has been repaired. Recent articles inThe Western Producerhave given an overly benign view of gravel […] Read more
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Gravel pits – for Dec. 9, 2010
Agribition’s top ranch horse heads to work at Sask. feedlot
Some horses are easier for Rod Thiessen to let go. Major Pep Sugar, who topped the select ranch horse show and sale at Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 26, isn’t one of them. Thiessen is the trainer and manager of Frehlick’s Quarter Horses near Estevan, Sask., and was aboard the four-year-old sorrel gelding during the event. […] Read more
U.K. youth educated on Canadian cattle breeds
REGINA – A trip to Canadian ranches has convinced an English Angus breeder about the merits of black cattle within all breeds. Jess Denning has been working with six Canadian Angus breeders as part of an exchange program in her role as Aberdeen Angus youth ambassador for the United Kingdom. Her five month work study […] Read more
Wishing readers a farewell with family favourite recipes
As the end of 2010 approaches, I am reflecting back on the events of this past year and my 15 years writing TEAM articles for the Western Producer. It is with mixed feelings that I write this, my last article. Many readers have shared stories so similar to my experiences and I will miss those […] Read more
CWB ballots down from 2008
The issues haven’t gone away, but it seems the desire to vote may have. The rate of return of ballots in the 2010 Canadian Wheat Board director election is lagging well behind the previous two elections. As of Nov. 23, voters had returned 7,611 completed ballots to election coordinator Meyers Norris Penny, according to spokesperson […] Read more
CWB potential
I am writing to inform producers how efficient a dual market for wheat and barley worked from 1935 to 1943. It was a strong tool that gave farmers choice. This system put farmers in the driver’s seat. They were able to determine what was best for them and their farms. Choice and competition (were) good […] Read more
Sask. grain cars go to short lines
The Saskatchewan Grain Car Corp. has bumped short-line railways to the top of the priority list when doling out cars. The government’s 906 hopper cars had previously been shared roughly equally between the two national railways, with Canadian Pacific Railway traditionally getting slightly more than half. Bob Mason, head of the grain car corporation, said […] Read more
Raking rocks the Aussie way
FARGO, N.D. – A side delivery hay rake that’s hefty enough to handle rocks and roots would simplify the process of clearing new land. David Trevilyan builds that machine. The Australian farmer, inventor and manufacturer attended this year’s Big Iron Show in Fargo to introduce his Multi Farming Systems Rock Rake to North American farmers. […] Read more
Milk price hike approved
The Canadian Dairy Commission has announced a 1.5 percent increase in the price dairy farmers will receive for industrial milk used to make dairy products, effective Feb. 1. Although provincial milk boards set fluid milk prices, they usually are influenced by federal industrial milk support prices. Dairy Farmers of Canada immediately complained that the increase […] Read more
Weather hurts Agribition numbers, but sales near $2 million
The 40th edition of Canadian Western Agribition, the last major agricultural show of the fall season, is now consigned to history. The past was celebrated as much as the present during the Nov. 22-27 show as organizers paid tribute to those who founded what is now the largest purebred cattle show in Canada. Sales were […] Read more
