Many people enriched the pages of The Western Producer in 2008 by writing letters to the editor. We thank all of them for providing their comments and opinions, which allow this paper to present a diversity of views and keep all of us in touch with prairie farm opinion. The names of all whose letters were published in the past year are listed here.
Ackermann, Thomas; Ponoka, Alta.
Adair, Gregg; Westlock, Alta.
Aitken, Iain; Rimbey, Alta.
Allen, Margo D.; Gull Lake, Sask.
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Altvater, Silvia; Breslau, Ont.
Anderson, Charles; Rose Valley, Sask.
Anglin, Joe; Rimbey, Alta.
Arason, Greg; Winnipeg, Man.
Archibald, Kevin; Killarney, Man.
Ashton, Doug; Almonte, Ont.
Axten, Herb; Minton, Sask.
Bailey, David; Glaslyn, Sask.
Baker, Dave & Brenda; Millarville, Alta.
Bamber, Don; Oyen, Alta.
Bateman, Erwin; Craven, Sask.
Beierbach, Ross & Heather D.; Maple Creek, Sask.
Bell, Joan; Saskatoon, Sask.
Bennett, Burnell; Taber, Alta.
Berg, Louis K.; Sedalia, Alta.
Beskorovayny, H.; Gronlid, Sask.
Bicknell, R. L.; Empress, Alta.
Blank, Irwin; Regina, Sask.
Blodgett, Harold; Abbey, Sask.
Bobyk, Nick; Kamsack, Sask.
Bocock, Bill; St. Albert, Alta.
Brandl, Roger; Fort St. John, B.C.
Brewer, Tom; Regina, Sask.
Briese, Stuart; Ste. Rose, Man.
Broadbent, Alex; Lac la Biche, Alta.
Brown, Dave; Kyle, Sask.
Bryan, Dallas; Central Butte, Sask.
Budd, Dale; Spiritwood, Sask.
Burgess, Tamela J.; Big Beaver, Sask.
Burnett, Bryce; Swift Current, Sask.
Burton, George; Humboldt, Sask.
Busse, Dale; Neidpath, Sask.
Caleval, Glenn; Saskatoon, Sask.
Calvin, George A.; New Norway, Alta.
Cameron, Bob; Calgary, Alta.
Capcara, John; Saskatoon, Sask.
Cayford, Arthur; Armstrong, B.C.
Chalmers, John & Mary; Calgary, Alta.
Cobbe, Michael; Limerick, Sask.
Cote, Lucien; Donnelly, Alta.
Cozart, Elaine; Brownlee, Sask.
Craddock, Merv; Purple Springs, Alta.
Crooymans, John; Bow Island, Alta.
Cruickshank, John; Toronto, Ont.
Currie, Bev; Swift Current, Sask.
Cuthbert, Bob; Winnipeg, Man.
Czar, Kathy & Les; Hanna, Alta.
Dascavich, William; Edmonton, Alta.
de Beaudrap, Bernie; Trochu, Alta.
De Pape, John; Winnipeg, Man.
Derbowka, Chris; Dufrost, Man.
Derkach, Len; Russell, Man.
Desnoyers, Leonard; Bonnyville, Alta.
Dowswell, Charles; Wetaskiwin, Alta.
Draper, Garry; Lenore, Man.
Dunki, Bill; Cochrane, Alta.
Dutton, Vicki; Paynton, Sask.
Dwyer, Barb; Lloydminster, Sask.
Dyck, Norm; Grande Prairie, Alta.
Dzendzel, Pete; Saskatoon, Sask.
Easter, Wayne; Ottawa, Ont.
Eberle, Berle L.; Viceroy, Sask.
Edwards-Harrington, Debera; Kelliher, Sask.
Egert, Darin; Cando, Sask.
Ellis, Randi; Hazlet, Sask.
Enns, Art; Morris, Man.
Erhardt, Lori; Oxbow, Sask.
Falk, Gordon; Killarney, Man.
Fankhanel, Dale; Ferintosh, Alta.
Fefchak, John; Virden, Man.
Ferguson, G.; Cochin, Sask.
Finley, James; Saskatoon, Sask.
Finnson, T. E.; Arborg, Man.
Flaman, Rod; Edenwold, Sask.
Flaten, Norm; Weyburn, Sask.
Fleming, Alf; Irma, Alta.
Fonos, Otto Donald; Glenbush, Sask.
Forsyth, George; Clarkboro, Sask.
Fox-Beler, Margarette; Fort Qu’Appelle, Sask.
Francois, Twyla; Winnipeg, Man.
Freitag, Kurt; Lampman, Sask.
Fries, Dave; Zehner, Sask.
Fritzke, Allan; Maple Creek, Sask.
Furstenau, Sonia; Victoria, B.C.
Galbraith, Keith; Endeavour, Sask.
Geddes, Earl; Winnipeg, Man.
Gillespie, Doug & Colleen; Neville, Sask.
Gilmour, R. L.; Carrot River, Sask.
Goff, Cam; Hanley, Sask.
Gregoire, Remi; Winnipeg, Man.
Gudmundson, Emer; Mozart, Sask.
Guliker, Casey; Chilliwack, B.C.
Gunawardena, Harshitha; Edmonton, Alta.
Gutek, Lawrence; Hendon, Sask.
Hall, Norm; Wynyard, Sask.
Hamon, John; Gravelbourg, Sask.
Hanson, G. L.; Gronlid, Sask.
Harris, Norman; Endeavour, Sask.
Heald, Henry F.; Ottawa, Ont.
Henschell, Ronald; Edmonton, Alta.
Hewko, Naden; Cactus Lake, Sask.
Hickie, George; Waldron, Sask.
Hill, Larry; Swift Current, Sask.
Hindley, George; Landis, Sask.
Holmes, Matthew; Ottawa, Ont.
Holroyd, Gary; Saskatoon, Sask.
Hooke, Wendy; Vernon, B.C.
Howard, John; Brownlee, Sask.
Howse, Bill; Porcupine Plain, Sask.
Huber, Bill; Lipton, Sask.
Huber, Rebecca; Landis, Sask.
Hult, Victor; Waseca, Sask.
Husband, Carol; Wawota, Sask.
Irvine, Sharon; Sherwood Park, Alta.
Isaac, Laverne; Medstead, Sask.
Isaak, Walter; Medstead, Sask.
Iverson, Robert; Meota, Sask.
Jack, Kalista; Rama, Sask.
Jackson, Lorne; Riverhurst, Sask.
Jacobson, Leslie; Arborg, Man.
James, Terry; Vegreville, Alta.
Jansen, Delwyn J. J.; LeRoy, Sask.
Janzen, Kevin; Kenabeek, Ont.
Jeffery, Sandra; Moose Jaw, Sask.
Jensen, Audrey; Red Deer, Alta.
Johnson, Evelyn; Spiritwood, Sask.
Johnstone Grimmer, Barbara; Pender Island, B.C.
Jones, J. L.; Regina, Sask.
Jordan, Trish; Winnipeg, Man.
Jorgenson, L. O.; Abbey, Sask.
Kaiser, Randy; Ponoka, Alta.
Kaufmann, Charlie; Bon Accord, Alta.
Kennedy, R. E.; Simpson, Sask.
Kleinsasser, Joe; Rosetown, Sask.
Kneen, Cathleen; Ottawa, Ont.
Koenig, Donald J.; Beatty, Sask.
Korneychuk, Kyle; Pelly, Sask.
Kostichuk, Maurice; Insinger, Sask.
Kurtenbach, Leo; Cudworth, Sask.
Kwasnycia, Sarka; Derwent, Alta.
Lapointe, Mike; Toronto, Ont.
Larsen, Len; Benalto, Alta.
Laughren, Gerry; Krydor, Sask.
Leahy, J.; Fort St. John, B.C.
Lee, Ernest Robert; Regina, Sask.
Leftwich, Ken; Esterhazy, Sask.
Lemon, Glow; Princeton, B.C.
Leonhardt, Ken; Drumheller, Alta.
Lewis Hammond, Susan; Victoria, B.C.
Lidfors, Melvin; Shaunavon, Sask.
Littler, Jackie; Boyle, Alta.
Longbotham, Bill; Calgary, Alta.
Lysne, Clark; Wetaskiwin, Alta.
MacDonald, C. J.; Rabbit Lake, Sask.
MacFarlane, Ranald; Bedeque, P.E.I.
Macklin, Art; Debolt, Alta.
MacPherson, Jillian; Calgary, Alta.
Mainil, Art; Benson, Sask.
Makaroff, Stuart; Saskatoon, Sask.
Manson, Wendy; Outlook, Sask.
Marquis, Bruno; Gatineau, Que.
Marshman, Dwayne; Rockyford, Alta.
McConnachie, Leanne; Vancouver, B.C.
McEwan, Les; Altamont, Man.
McKee, C. D.; Stirling, Alta.
McLean, J.; Edmonton, Alta.
McMillan, Murray; Arcola, Sask.
McNeely, George C.; Wawota, Sask.
Mellen, Fred; Bow Island, Alta.
Melnyk, Mandy; Debolt, Alta.
Metherell, Jim; Lashburn, Sask.
Mowchenko, Michael; Saskatoon, Sask.
Nelson, David; Consul, Sask.
Neufeld, Henry; Waldeck, Sask.
Neyedly, Lorne; Lockport, Man.
Olah, Don; Weyburn, Sask.
Oliver, Glenn; Rivercourse, Alta.
Orosz, Frank; Creston, B.C.
Osborn, Garrett; Big Beaver, Sask.
Otto, Brian; Warner, Alta.
Pankiw, Roman; Dufrost, Man.
Parsons, Nick; Farmington, B.C.
Passmore, Bruce; Vancouver, B.C.
Pavelich, Lammie; Kenaston, Sask.
Pawich, Jack; Cartwright, Man.
Peacock, Neil; Sexsmith, Alta.
Peddie, T.; Camrose, Alta.
Pedersen, Marcella; Cut Knife, Sask.
Penner, Rolf; Morris, Man.
Person, Lynnel; Preeceville, Sask.
Peterson, Donald E.; Rose Prairie, B.C.
Phillips, Richard; Ottawa, Ont.
Pike, C.; Waseca, Sask.
Plante, Don; High Prairie, Alta.
Plett, John; Dixonville, Alta.
Pletz, Lloyd; Regina, Sask.
Pomedli, Valentine; Pilger, Sask.
Pouliot, Vincent; Quebec City, Que.
Poulsen, K. M.; Cowley, Alta.
Probert, Debra; Vancouver, B.C.
Qualman, L. C. O.; Saskatoon, Sask.
Raspberry, Gerald; Worsley, Alta.
Read, Audrey Y.; Endako, B.C.
Richardson, Jan; Drumheller, Alta.
Rigby, Grant; Killarney Lake, Man.
Ritz, Gerry; Ottawa, Ont.
Robert, Denis E.; Aubigny, Man.
Robertson, R. Don; Liberty, Sask.
Rolan, Nickolas; Surrey, B.C.
Ronaghan, Allen; Islay, Alta.
Rose, Taylor; Red Deer, Alta.
Rosher, Bill; Kindersley, Sask.
Roy, Armand A.; Hoey, Sask.
Rude, Lars E.; Tofield, Alta.
Rudolph, Randy; Calgary, Alta.
Ruest, Daniel; Admiral, Sask.
Ryan, Keith; Rosser, Man.
Sagan, Edward; Melville, Sask.
Sahl, Avery; Mossbank, Sask.
Saigeon, Lyle; Regina, Sask.
Salaba, Albert; Killdeer, Sask.
Sandecki, M. Claudette; Terrace, B.C.
Satre, Eda; Westerose, Alta.
Sawyer, Glenn; Acme, Alta.
Schaumberger, Conrad; Goodsoil, Sask.
Schlegel, Clare; New Hamburg, Ont.
Schlichting, Frank; Cecil Lake, B.C.
Schmidt, Grant; Melville, Sask.
Schnaider, Evelyn; Barthel, Sask.
Schnell, David; Kenosee Lake, Sask.
Schreiber, Horst; Ohaton, Alta.
Scott, Don; Garrick, Sask.
Seierstad, John; Cedar, B.C.
Serdar, Nick; Abbotsford, B.C.
Shenher, Michael; Regina, Sask.
Shield, Michael; Daysland, Alta.
Shockman, Kelly; Lamoure, N.D.
Shwetz, Stephen; Smoky Lake, Alta.
Siegel, Dennis & Enid; Humboldt, Sask.
Sigurdson, Brendan; Swan River, Man.
Sloan, Elaine; Busby, Alta.
Sloman, V.; Ruthilda, Sask.
Smith, David M. & Ann D.; Didsbury, Alta.
Snelgrove, Natasha; Edmonton, Alta.
Snider, Steven; New Norway, Alta.
Sterzuk, E.; St. George, Man.
Stow, Beverly R.; Carman, Man.
Swettenham, Jim; Winnipeg, Man.
Szasz, James; Ladysmith, B.C.
Tait, Glenn; Meota, Sask.
Taylor, Tamara; Caroline, Alta.
Theuerer, Mary; Spring Valley, Sask.
Thomas, Bob; Regina Beach, Sask.
Thomas, Harvey R.; Alliance, Alta.
Thompson, Bill; Pincher Creek, Alta.
Thomson, Lyle; Gravelbourg, Sask.
Thorlacius, Lillian; Wynyard, Sask.
Thorsteinson, Stanley; Wynyard, Sask.
Tiringer, Bernice; Spiritwood, Sask.
Tjaden Lepp, Brenda; Winnipeg, Man.
Usipiuk, Susan; Wynyard, Sask.
van Oirschot, Jason; Porcupine Plain, Sask.
Vandervalk, Stephen; Fort Macleod, Alta.
Venables, C. R.; Lashburn, Sask.
von Tettenborn, Bernie; Round Hill, Alta.
Wagner, Albert J.; Stony Plain, Alta.
Walden, Karen; Wadena, Sask.
Walden-Landry, Pamela; Montreal, Que.
Wall, Ron; Calgary, Alta.
Wardle, Phil; Winnipeg, Man.
Warunki, Hank; Bon Accord, Alta.
Watson, Ron; Lancer, Sask.
Weenink, George; Lacombe, Alta.
Weighill, Bruce; Moose Jaw, Sask.
Wells, Stewart; Saskatoon, Sask.
Wheeler, Arthur; Treherne, Man.
Whelan, Hon. Eugene F.; Amherstburg, Ont.
Wickenheiser, Kellen; Medicine Hat, Alta.
Wilbee, Paul; Ottawa, Ont.
Willis, Fred; Saltcoats, Sask.
Wlock, Mitchell T.; Yorkton, Sask.
Wright, Joel; Millet, Alta.
Yanishewski, O.; Spirit River, Alta.
Zavis-lake, Don D.; Sundre, Alta.
Zeller, Les; Golden Prairie, Sask.
Zunti, Walter; Luseland, Sask.
