The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 10, 1940 Federal trade minister J.A. MacKinnon assured farmers they would be able to deliver wheat to merchants, wholesalers and suppliers as security […] Read more
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Gov’t thanked for handling BSE crisis
Sask. hit hardest as bankruptcies rise
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Oct. 3, 1940 Under the front page headline “A Grave Situation,” The Western Producer reported that the Canadian Wheat Board had accepted 140 million […] Read more
Sleeping sickness hits horses
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Aug. 29, 1940 The Canadian Wheat Board announced that farmers’ creditors wouldn’t be allowed to accept wheat from producers in payment of debt and […] Read more
Fifty years ago a heat wave dashed hopes of good crop
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Aug. 22, 1940 A conference organized by Manitoba premier John Bracken called for the dominion government to immediately “promote and bring into force a […] Read more
1990 poll finds farmers depressed about future in agriculture
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: Aug. 8, 1940 Federal trade minister James MacKinnon announced a 100 million bushel wheat sale to Britain “at a price considerably above the market.” […] Read more
Singer hits wrong note with meat eaters
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: July 11, 1940 Manitoba premier John Bracken went to Ottawa to talk with the federal government about how to protect farmers against certain creditor […] Read more
Farmers in the ‘90s were urged to try one pass tillage to benefit soil
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: June 27, 1940 An agreement was reached that would allow dairy producers in Sask-atchewan to acquire ownership of Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries Ltd. from the […] Read more
Animal welfare issues divided farmers in 1990
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: June 13, 1940 Studies on rubber tired farm equipment at the Dominion Experimental Station in Swift Current, Sask., found that weight and air pressure […] Read more
Saskatchewan farmers fought against irrigation in 1965
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: June 6, 1940 Manitoba Pool Elevators expanded significantly when it bought 41 elevators from Western Canada Flour Mills. Twenty-five of the elevators were at […] Read more
War, and its effects on Canadian grain exports
The Western Producer takes a weekly look at some of the stories that made headlines in issues of the paper from 75, 50, 25 and 10 years ago. 75 years ago: May 16, 1940 Saskatchewan agriculture minister Gordon Taggart worried that the expansion of the war might reduce demand for western Canadian agricultural products. Germany […] Read more
