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 26, 1941 The previous week’s worries of an imminent outbreak of equine encapholomyelitis in Saskatchewan horses proved to be well-placed. Cases were reported […] Read more
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From the Archives: Horse owners on watch for encephalomyelitis from south
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 19, 1941 Henry Wise Wood, a pioneer organizer from Alberta, died at the age of 81. He was president of United Farmers of […] Read more
From the Archives: Lake named but Diefenbaker sticks
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 12, 1941 The Saskatchewan Co-operative Wholesale Society reported record sales of $2.23 million for 1940, up from $1.5 million the previous year. Trading […] Read more
From the Archives: Decentralization of gov’t departments fails for Sask. PCs
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. The federal government introduced the regulations it would use to limit the delivery of wheat in 1941-42 to 230 million bushels. The Canadian Wheat Board would be […] Read more
From the Archives: Alberta announced plans to build regional vet lab in Fairview in ’66
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 29, 1941 The Canadian Wheat Board warned farmers not to delay delivering grain because farm storage payments for 1940 wheat would “definitely be […] Read more
From the Archives: Liberal MP urges three prairie pools to amalgamate
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 22, 1941 The Canadian Bacon Board said it would use the War Measures Act to curb domestic distribution of pork products so that […] Read more
From the Archives: Sask. ag leader victim of Second World War ship sinking
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 15, 1941 William Allen, the former head of the University of Saskatchewan’s farm management department, was among 122 missing following the sinking of […] Read more
From the Archives: Lower wheat prices feared with U.S. free trade imports
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 8, 1941 An early seeding intention estimate by Saskatchewan Pool Elevators Ltd. was indicating that wheat acreage in the province would fall by […] Read more
From the Archives: Sex ID of purebred birds gets easier
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 1, 1941 Federal agriculture minister James Gardiner said he saw evidence during a recent visit to Western Canada that prairie farmers were preparing […] Read more
From the Archives: Grain exports broke records after bountiful harvest in ’65
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: April 24, 1941 In a full page editorial that began on the front page, The Western Producer savaged federal agriculture minister James Gardiner for […] Read more
