A strong bison sale kicked off the action in the Canadian Western Agribition sale ring Tuesday. The top selling lot was a yearling bull consigned by Bison Spirit Ranch of Oak Lake, Man., which sold for $35,000 to Torch River Bison of Snowden, Sask. The top selling female was a yearling heifer, the reserve champion, […] Read more
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Wandering calf kicks off Day 2 of Agribition
A bull calf went for an early morning stroll down Regina’s Dewdney Avenue today after bolting from the grounds at Canadian Western Agribition. Show chief executive officer Chris Lane said the calf crossed busy Lewvan Drive and headed west, spending a little time in a backyard and ending up nearly at the RCMP Depot before […] Read more
Brand burning kicks off Agribition
Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee John Willmott burned the brand to officially open the 46th Canadian Western Agribition Nov. 21. Willmott, 82, ranches near Pense, Sask., where he moved from Ontario in 1974 after attending the first Agribition as a judge. He has served on the executives of 19 agricultural organizations, including Agribition, Canada’s […] Read more
Barn demolition planned in phases
There will be another last call in the Swamp, as it turns out. The demolition and construction schedule at Regina’s Evraz Place has now been set, and the first barns were taken down Jan. 7. However, Exhibition Stadium, which is home to the bar that operates during Canadian Western Agribition, will stand for another year, […] Read more
