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 16, 1942 Agriculture Minister James Gardiner said the dominion government was attempting to organize surplus labour in towns and villages for farm work, […] Read more
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From the Archives: Ottawa looked for more farm workers during wartime
From the Archives: Beef researchers scolded for lack of marketing policies
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 2, 1942 Farm organizations and the three prairie provincial governments — each of a different political stripe — gathered in Saskatoon to discuss […] Read more
From the Archives: Winnipeg Grain Exchange plans beef futures market
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 25, 1942 Farming was exempted from a federal order that required workers in most sectors of the economy to receive government approval before […] Read more
From the Archives: Plant breeder studies frost damage effects
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 18, 1942 J.G. Clark, who had been Sask-atchewan’s livestock commissioner for 25 years, was appointed Canada’s agriculture commissioner in Great Britain. He replaced […] Read more
From the Archives: United Grain Growers approves move to public trading
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 11, 1942 CCF member of Parliament P.E. Wright from Melfort, Sask., urged the government to establish a livestock marketing board to handle the […] Read more
From the Archives: Port shipping logjam blamed on elevators
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 4, 1942 Members of Parliament accused the Wartime Prices and Trade Board’s price control measures of hurting farmers. Thomas Reid, a Liberal MP […] Read more
From the Archives: Parliament teeters on brink of riot
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 28, 1942 The cost of living for Canadian farm families increased 2.1 percent between the fall of 1941 and the spring of 1942. […] Read more
From the Archives: Wheat breeders told to focus on yields not quality
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 21, 1942 The National Dairy Council warned of a serious butter shortage before the end of the year unless butter prices were brought […] Read more
From the Archives: European Common Market move worried grain official
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 14, 1942 The U.S. government banned grain shipments on Great Lakes freighters that were capable of carrying iron ore unless they had a […] Read more
From the Archives: Changes to Crow Benefit distribution riled Sask. farmers
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 7, 1942 Farmers were urged to grow more flax as part of their patriotic duty. “Vegetable oils provide a double-barrelled weapon for the […] Read more
