Compliance rates are improving but rural Canadians continue to lag their city cousins in obeying seat-belt laws, says Transport Canada. The main culprits are young rural males driving pick-up trucks, says Bill McCauley of the department’s road safety and motor vehicle regulation section. “I suspect there are a number of reasons but the demographic is […] Read more
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Seat-belt use lowest in rural males
Feds defend court cases against wheat exporters
The federal government denies claims that it maliciously prosecuted western Canadian farmers for taking wheat and barley into the United States without a permit. In a statement of defence filed with the federal court on behalf of the attorney general of Canada, the government asked the court to dismiss the claim made by 15 prairie […] Read more
AWB fate watched closely in Australia
Agriculture is finally a front page issue in Australia, where it is often ignored. Unfortunately, it’s prominent in the media because of the Cole Inquiry scandal and farmers are worried about losing the AWB Ltd.’s export monopoly as a result, says the head of an Australian agricultural analysis company. “This is big in Australia,” Ron […] Read more
Stock Sales
March 9: Horseshoe E Charolais bull sale, Moose Jaw, Sask.,306-933-4200 March 10: A. Sparrow Farms bull sale, Vanscoy, Sask., 306-933-4200 March 11: Bar J Charolais bull sale, Ste Rose, Man., 306-933-3111 March 11: The Complete Angus and Gelbvieh bull sale, Saskatoon, Sask., 306-933-4200 March 13: Pounds for Profit Charolais bull sale, Rapid City, Man., 306-933-3111 […] Read more
Group hopes to spotlight grain crisis
Grain farmers might know there is a financial crisis in agriculture, but few other people do, says a new Alberta farm group with the aim of finding a solution to problems facing grain and oilseed producers. The newly formed Alberta Grain and Oilseeds Crisis Advocacy Trust, or AGCAT, hopes to increase awareness about and resolve […] Read more
Tully returns as president of co-op
Glen Tully will again lead Federated Co-operatives Ltd., following his re-election at the FCL annual convention Feb. 27-28. The president of the board, who represents 14 retail co-ops in eastern Manitoba, is joined by vice-chair Herb Carlson of Buchanan, Sask. Region chairs include Barry Gosnell representing the Winnipeg region, Laura Vance of Regina, Don Russell […] Read more
Ont. farm lobbyist dies
Diana Kerr, an Ottawa agricultural lobbyist for prairie cattle and grain interests for more than a quarter century, died March 1 after a 15 month battle with breast cancer. Kerr was 62. Kerr first delved into the intricacies of prairie grain politics when she served as private secretary to then-transport minister Otto Lang in the […] Read more
U.S. group questions soy health claims
A study released by a major U.S. health organization casts doubt on the claim that helped launch the multibillion-dollar soy foods industry. The American Heart Association has determined that soy protein has little or no effect on reducing the risk of heart disease. A review of 22 recent studies on the effects of soy protein […] Read more
New centre pleases irrigators
A one-stop centre for irrigators will benefit those in irrigation now as well as others wishing to get into irrigation in the future, said Roger Pederson. The chair of the Saskatchewan Irrigation Projects Association is pleased with the creation of a new provincial irrigation development branch in Outlook, Sask., announced Feb. 27. “It’s real positive,” […] Read more
More Alberta deer with CWD
One more Alberta deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, bringing the province’s total to nine positive cases in the wild, said Alberta government officials. The latest case was discovered as a result of disease control measures when 1,368 wild deer were shot in the Empress and Acadia Valley area of southeastern Alberta. It’s […] Read more
