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 17, 1941 Federal agriculture minister James Gardiner appealed to prairie farmers’ sense of wartime patriotism as he took to the air waves to […] Read more
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From The Archives: Farm labour shortage major concern in 1966
From The Archives: Dangerous rust strain threatened barley 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: April 10, 1941 The Saskatchewan government began the process of putting Sask-atchewan Co-operative Creameries into the hands of farmers. The plan was for the […] Read more
From the Archives: Manitoba Sugar Company locks out employees
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 3, 1941 Saskatchewan premier W.J. Patterson told the legislature that Ottawa was considering following two of the province’s wheat policy recommendations, but not […] Read more
From the Archives: Canada, U.S. reduce duties on oilseeds
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: March 27, 1941 The federal government introduced a bill that would provide $35 million in bonuses to encourage farmers to summerfallow fields instead of […] Read more
From the Archives: Income stabilization program raises fears
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: March 20, 1941 The prairie wheat pools’ response to the federal government’s new wheat policy prompted a large red headline at the top of […] Read more
From the Archives: Sask Pool expands storage capacity at Thunder Bay port
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: March 13, 1941 Wheat policy dominated the front page as Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities delegates asked for a guaranteed minimum wheat price of […] Read more
CWB blames price war for lower wheat payout
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: March 6, 1941 The Saskatchewan legislature unanimously approved a six point agricultural plan, which was then sent to the federal government. The key point […] Read more
Potential price war worried pool leader
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: Feb. 27, 1941 The value of occupied farmland in Canada dropped by $1 to average $24 per acre in 1940. Provincial averages for 1940, […] Read more
Livestock sales boost co-operatives’ financial results
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: Feb. 20, 1941 R.J. Moffatt, managing director of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from 1926-31, died at age 68. Moffatt, who had been a director of […] Read more
Consumers rule on animal welfare, says university 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: Jan. 30, 1941 Everyone seemed to be getting along when representatives of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture met with the full federal cabinet to […] Read more
