A strong voice for women’s rights. Life was black and white for the second wave of suffragettes such as Agnes McPhail. | by karen morrison, saskatoon newsroom
NOW: She could marry and raise a family or have a career advancing the cause of women, children and farmers in Canada. She chose the latter, aggressively rising through the ranks of the United Farmers of Ontario and becoming an MP and a member of the legislature in Ontario. Terry Crowley, author of Agnes McPhail […] Read moreTag Archives Then & Now
Now: How Agnes Macphail became a farm hero; Then: Drury lashes U.F.O. from Liberal platform
Now: How Saskatchewan became a mustard giant; Then: West’s farm income shows sharp decline in first half of ’45
THEN: Commercial mustard proves valuable alternative crop for southern Alberta Few Canadians realize it, but much of the table mustard consumed in Canada is grown in the Dominion. Whether it’s the mild, prepared brand that comes as a paste in bottles or whether it’s the hotter, powdered brand, it’s just as native to the country […] Read more
Now; How embryo technology revolutionized an industry; Then: Guelph scientists develop embryo freezing technique
Creating a life from a transferred embryo of no more than 150 cells is a miracle every time a new calf or lamb is born. The first calf resulting from an embryo transfer was produced experimentally in 1951, but it took more than 20 years to commercialize the science. NOW: A major breakthrough occurred when […] Read more
Now: How war bonds started a new relationship with government; Then: This is the house that Jack WILL build!
This is the house that Jack WILL build!
NOW: The investment portfolio of today’s modern farmer likely consists of more than a simple Canada Savings Bond. But in the 1940s, when life expectancies were shorter, farm receipts and farm debt were smaller and RRSPs and national pensions were far in the future, the investments offered by the Canadian government to help finance the […] Read moreNow: Today’s hogs owe much to Landrace, Yorkshire genes; Then: Landrace pigs now registered in Canada
NOW: The Landrace breed, which was first registered more than 50 years ago, is one of the major breeds whose genetics help assemble the modern pig. “Further up the chain, probably before the farm needs to worry about it, there will be herds of pure large whites (Yorkshire) and pure Landraces (which are crossed), which […] Read more
Was wheat a more profitable crop 90 years ago?
NOW: Those were the good old days. When The Western Producer, then known as The Progressive, published its first edition in August 1923, times were simpler. Neighbours helped neighbours, fresh bread was a dime a loaf and you could buy a brand new Ford Model T for less than $600. But that’s not to imply […] Read more
Now: The relentless Liberal who became agriculture minister; Then: No sugar on pill
There is a glorious story, truth or fiction, that has been handed down through generations of farmers’ union members about a former federal agriculture minister. | by Barry Wilson, Ottawa bureau
NOW: He is the reigning king of tenure in the agriculture ministry: 22 years from 1935 to 1957. Jimmy Gardiner, a member of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame, is credited by historians as an important architect of modern federal agriculture policy and, in a 1997 Agriculture Canada booklet on agriculture ministers, for having expanded […] Read more
