Pat Ryan, Saskatchewan’s first trained equine dentist, said she intends to continue her work despite being convicted of practising veterinary medicine without a licence. The Saskatoon woman said she was only guilty of administering a restricted drug to calm a horse and reduce its pain while she attempted to remove its wolf teeth. Ryan said […] Read more
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Report says Liberals ignore farm issues at their peril
A Liberal party task force report says the party has lost its political connection to agriculture and must change its policies, structures and priorities if it is to reconnect and win seats in a part of the country rich in parliamentary seats but now largely conceded to the Conservatives. And it says there is a […] Read more
American wheat chain tightens links
American wheat groups are looking to speak with one voice on the major issues facing their troubled industry. At a day-long meeting in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 7 – dubbed the Wheat Summit – some 60 individuals representing just about every link in the wheat industry production and marketing chain got together to talk […] Read more
NDP will focus on farm issues
The New Democratic Party will use the autumn session of Parliament to highlight problems in rural Canada and the agriculture sector, says party agriculture critic Alex Atamanenko. “My plea to caucus was that we really focus on rural issues and conditions in agriculture,” he said from Thunder Bay, Ont., where the 29-member NDP caucus met […] Read more
U.S. study refutes economic benefit of growing GM wheat
Genetically modified wheat would not solve the problems plaguing the wheat industry in the United States. In fact, says a recently released study, the introduction of GM wheat would make things worse, putting at risk up to half of U.S. wheat export markets and driving down prices by as much 33 percent. The report by […] Read more
Carbon credit cheques arrive
Don Horsman thinks it’s only fair that farmers who do something worthwhile for all of society should be paid for it. He was happy to recently accept a cheque for more than $1,300 that rewarded him for direct seeding and storing carbon in agricultural soil. The first cheques from a three-year carbon trading pilot program […] Read more
Delay on Senate reform must end, vows Harper
A series of incremental Senate reforms proposed by prime minister Stephen Harper appear aimed at disrupting the upper House to such an extent that the country would be forced to deal with comprehensive Senate reform, says a prairie-based reform advocate. Harper has proposed limiting Senate appointment terms to eight years, threatening reluctant senators with abolition […] Read more
SSCA layoffs planned again
For the second time this year, the Saskatchewan Soil Conservation Association has announced it will lay off its field staff. One agrologist in each of these locations will lose their jobs Sept. 30: Yorkton, North Battleford, Tisdale and Swift Current. The Saskatoon office was already vacant and the position will not be filled. SSCA executive […] Read more
Portable distiller welcome
A portable distiller now under development at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute could open doors for growers and wild crafters across Saskatchewan. Wanda Wolf, president of the 300-member Saskatchewan Herb and Spice Association, said equipment capable of extracting essential oil is needed in her industry. “A portable distiller that travels between places in the province […] Read more
