A stock photo of a young farmer in a cowboy hat leaning against his tractor and staring at the ground.

Applications sought for mental health initiative

Agriculture Canada is looking to fund projects that use novel strategies to promote mental well-being among Canadian producers

Agriculture Canada is seeking collaborative solutions that employ novel strategies to promote mental well-being among producers in Canada.


Milan Lukes, who made a presentation at last month’s Giant Pumpkin Growers Seminar, shows photos of himself raising the first prize trophy above his head and atop his giant pumpkin 10 years ago at the Roland Pumpkin Fair.

How to grow a giant pumpkin

Pumpkin growing champion shares tips for getting the biggest pumpkin possible in Selkirk

Want to grow a giant pumpkin? A two-time winner for the heaviest pumpkin at the Roland Pumpkin Fair has tips to grow your gourds to massive sizes.



A linoleum flooring ad in the Sept. 18, 1947, issue of The Western Producer boasts that “the flooring is easy to take care of”. The ad also encourages farmers to increase their production of flax to supply the linoleum industry because of a shortage of linoleum to meet the demand. |  Betty Ann Deobald photo

Post-war years were a time of transition, hope, renewal

Through the years of depression, drought and war, governments had few funds to upgrade health care, infrastructure and highways. In 1945, outside of the major cities, hospitals and ambulance services were primitive, electrical power was limited and highways and country roads were often closed by blizzards, rain or the spring thaw. Rural homes had received […] Read more