Dec. 12: Spring Creek Simmentals fall female sale, Virden, Man., 306-435-3590 Dec. 12: TAF with A Red Flair Angus female sale, Lloydminster, Sask.,403-341-5098 Dec. 13: Red Bonanza Charolais show and sale, Red Deer, 306-933-4200 Dec. 13: Hereford 2003 sale, Saskatoon, 306-931-0088 Dec. 14: Prairie Cover Charolais sale, Stettler, Alta., 306-933-4200 Dec. 14: Black Magic 6 […] Read more
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Ottawa: cheque’s in the mail
Memo from federal agriculture minister Lyle Vanclief to Canadian farmers: the cheque is, or soon will be, in the mail. Really. The federal government started sending cheques of between $3,000 and $6,000 to farmers Nov. 28. Most of the cheques should be in farm mailboxes by the third week in December. “They’ll be there before […] Read more
Green manure crops useful in controlling potato diseases
Green manure crops could help potato growers manage scab and rhizoctonia, said University of Saskatchewan researcher Jill Thomson. Speaking to the Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association conference in Saskatoon Nov. 19, Thomson detailed studies begun this year at the university using a host of green manure crops with Norland and Penta potatoes. The plots planted […] Read more
Close attention to fiscal details needed to succeed
REGINA – Consolidation in Canadian agriculture has caused an industry that once relied on seat-of-the-pants decisions based on experience and luck to turn to advanced management strategies to prosper. “We now manage our luck,” said Dave Plett, president and chief executive officer of Western Feedlots Ltd. of Alberta. Plett was speaking to a business strategies […] Read more
Pulse industry woes continue
Another Saskatchewan pulse processing plant is in trouble. After only a few years in the business, Mainline Pulse Inc. of Chaplin, Sask., has closed its doors, at least on a temporary basis. The company joins a long list of failed and faltering special crops businesses. “There are others that appear to be in trouble,” said […] Read more
Prairie weather makes hardy spuds
Saskatchewan seed potatoes are like athletes who train at high altitudes and outperform those at lower elevations, said Steve Sanders of the Saskatchewan Seed Potato Growers Association. “Basically we’ve created a super potato,” he said. “It outperforms seed in traditional potato growing areas.” The SSPGA cited the potato’s northern vigour characteristics that come from long, […] Read more
Manitoba youths hope for rural opportunities
Charlene Hammell likes rural Manitoba and hopes she can return there to work some day. She’s in her first year of agribusiness studies at Assiniboine Community College in Brandon. She wants to eventually work in sales and marketing, a career that could fit well in a rural setting. But at this point, Hammell is not […] Read more
Sask Pool steers toward Italian durum market
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool is hoping U.S.-developed durum varieties will help Canada make inroads into the lucrative Italian market for high quality durum from American suppliers. The pool last week announced an agreement with WestBred LLC of Bozeman, Montana, to gain exclusive Canadian rights to the company’s high quality, extra strong desert durum varieties grown in […] Read more
Ontario agriculture minister has western roots
TORONTO – Ontario agriculture minister Steve Peters brings some unusual credentials to his job as the political overseer of Canada’s largest and most diverse agricultural economy. When queried about his experience in the multibillion dollar Ontario food sector, the 40-year-old rookie minister referred to his 17 years as a shelf stocker in a grocery supermarket […] Read more
Building 4-H leaders starts early
Jill Falloon remembers her days as a young 4-H member at meetings. The older members took the lead and “the younger members were just there.” Falloon is now a specialist on family living for Manitoba Agriculture and is among those working to ensure young 4-H members are as involved in meetings and activities as the […] Read more
