Alberta Beef Producers fall producer meetings and elections,403-275-4400 Oct. 27: Big Valley Community Hall Oct. 30: Raymond Agricultural Society Barn; Strathmore, Travel Lodge; Leslieville Community Hall; Redwater, Derrick Hall Nov. 1: Medicine Hat, Ralph’s Bar and Grill; Killam Legion Hall; Camrose Regional Exhibition; Sangudo Elk’s Community Hall; Bonnyville Rec Centre; Valleyview Memorial Hall Nov. 2: […] Read more
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Abattoir finds new location
The village of Berwyn is expected to be the site for a proposed slaughterhouse and sausage plant in northern Alberta. The Tender Beef Co-op aborted its plans to build the plant in Dawson Creek, B.C., after continued delays threatened to drag on for another two years, said co-op chair Neil Peacock. “We knew that would […] Read more
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Wanted: Lyrics and music to song: There were 10 pretty girls in a village school, One was a pretty little red head. – Leota Fritzke, Box 1046, Maple Creek, Sask. S0N 1N0. Have wooden and plastic thread spools. – Eva Fell, 1731 Mayneview Terr., Sidney, B.C. V8L 4L5, phone/fax 250-656-8105. Homecoming: Alameda, Sask., and District […] Read more
Prairie farmland prices increase
Farmland values took a bigger-than-usual jump in Manitoba during the first six months of 2006. According to Farm Credit Canada’s semi-annual survey of farmland values, prices in the province rose by an average of 2.8 percent during the six months that ended June 30. That’s the second biggest six-month increase in Manitoba in the past […] Read more
Ag Notes
Winter cereals checkoff The Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission is collecting check-off funds. As of Oct. 1, the commission has been collecting a mandatory but refundable producer checkoff of 50 cents per tonne on winter wheat, fall rye and winter triticale. It will be deducted by buyers at the first point of sale and is […] Read more
CFIA talks tough on U.S. produce
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency may have to impose drastic import restrictions on fresh produce from California if Canadian concerns about its safety are not cleared up, a senior CFIA official said last week. Bashir Manji, acting director of the agency’s food-of-plant-origin division, told the House of Commons agriculture committee Oct. 17 that CFIA officials […] Read more
Stock Sales
Oct. 28: Commercial cattle show and sale, Edam, Sask., 306-397-2727 Oct. 29: Hill Country Classic Shorthorn sale, Lloydminster, 306-825-2674 Nov. 4: Bison auction, Drayton Valley, Alta., 780-542-4337 Nov. 11: Bison auction, Beaverlodge, Alta., 780-354-2423 Nov. 15: Bison auction, North Battleford, Sask., 306-445-5000 Dec. 2: Bison auction, Drayton Valley, Alta., 780-542-4337 Dec. 6: Bison auction, North […] Read more
Food has strong emotional appeal
VANCOUVER – There’s something that people love about fall suppers, and it might have more to do with the feeling than the food. Cathleen Kneen says people have always shared food as a way to build communities and make sure everyone has enough. It’s what she calls the “zucchini theory of food security.” Think about […] Read more
CWB hopefuls emerge
At least one election for Canadian Wheat Board director has been assured. Two candidates are officially on the ballot in District 3, with incumbent Larry Hill of Swift Current and challenger Stephen Vandervalk of Fort Macleod, Alta., ready to do battle. Hill, a director since 1998, is a supporter of single desk marketing, while Vandervalk […] Read more
Farmers beat birds to prairie crops
Most producers will be happy to bird watch this fall, even if the flocks are in their fields. Prairie crop insurance corporations report that claims for crop damage caused by waterfowl are down this year compared to last, and all say the early harvest is the reason. Saskatchewan producers made about 2,000 depredation claims in […] Read more
