Working together; Conflicting mandate; Ordinary Canadian; Eventful mail; We who voted; Gov’t. excused; Global warming Working together The Nov. 20 Western Producer carried a story entitled “Farmers unite against high prices.” Every farmer should read and take note of this article, which illustrates that by working together, farmers are able to access fertilizer at a […] Read more
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Letters to the editor
How to assess counterparty risk – Perspectives on Management
Counterparty risk is the risk to each person in a deal that the other party will not live up to its contractual obligations. There are two types of counterparty risk. The risk of default where there is a question of whether payment will be received or the delivery will be made (default risk). The contract […] Read more
Son of Smith
A rather jolly Niall Ferguson was just on TV promoting his new book on the history of money. For those who don’t know Ferguson, he’s a Scottish history professor who specializes in British and capitalistic business history, which are closely connected. The great first observer of capitalism in its very early stages was sage Scot […] Read more
Tiny crop, big impact
Yorkton isn’t the kind of dream destination that commonly attracts the powerful movers and shakers of the food industry. But last week, in the hall of St. Mary’s Catholic Cultural Centre, executives of all North America’s major oat processors and product manufacturers were present at the Prairie Oat Growers Association. These weren’t just junior flunkies […] Read more
Agribition sales the place to be – Editorial Notebook
There was a boy from Alberta who wouldn’t listen to his ma When she told him that he should go to school. He’d sneak away in the afternoon, take a little walk and pretty soon You’d find him at the local auction barn. The Auctioneer, a song expertly recorded by Leroy Van Dyke, (though liberty […] Read more
Community histories are treasure troves – Opinion
Sandecki is a writer and columnist from Terrace, B.C. This column was previously published in the Terrace Standard. An obituary printed in the Nov. 9 issue of the Province sent me to my copy of Their Hopes; Our Heritage, the community history of Vawn, Sask., published in 1992. I was checking for a family named […] Read more
Letters to the editor
Drill lengths; More unity; Cattle deaths; A simple plan; Landis school; Fairy tale; Senate reform; Basic sanitation; My dad calls; Sewage rules; Livestock strategy Drill lengths I would like to know where Alfred Bechard purchased that eight-foot section of Seed Master Air Drill. It appears in the article on page 77 of the Nov. 20 […] Read more
Tax considerations for Canadians travelling abroad – Farm Accounts
This is the time of year when Canadian snowbirds leave behind their parkas, snow shovels and winter boots to trek to those warm and pleasant climates of Palm Springs, California, or Phoenix, Arizona. They may have tax filing requirements in the United States, depending on the number of days spent there each year. Ignoring these […] Read more
Cosmetic vs. food: an odd dichotomy – WP editorial
IS THE world a better, healthier place if urban residents have the opportunity to nurture weed-free lawns by using certain pesticides? Most of us would say no. Is the world a better, healthier place if farmers have the opportunity to produce more food by using certain pesticides? Most of us would say yes. That’s the […] Read more
Proposed political coup is opportunism at its worst – Opinion
THE Conservatives are calling it a “parliamentary coup-d’état,” a bit of a misnomer since the term implies an illegal overthrow of a legitimate government by illegitimate forces. When the opposition coalition-of-the-ambitious defeats the government, as it is vowing to do as soon as possible, it will be constitutionally legal, presuming the Governor-General accepts that just […] Read more
