Better Farming Prairies Magazine Archive May/June 2024 Better Farming Prairies May/June 2024 edition features Matt & Joe Hamill on the cover and the following articles: Farmland in Demand - A Valued Resource, Meaningful Connections - Alta.'s Hamill Family, Artificial Intelligence - Are You Ready?, and Fight the Blight. July/August 2024 April 2024
Conexus Credit Union Merger Moves Ahead Thursday, July 31, 2025 Three major credit unions—Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy—have officially voted in favor of merging, setting the stage for a stronger and more unified credit union in Saskatchewan. The new entity will be called Conexus Credit Union, a name chosen for its strong recognition, trust, and... Read this article online
TSB identifies cause of March 2024 grain car derailment in Manitoba Thursday, July 31, 2025 In March 2024, a CN train carrying grain from a grain handling facility in Bloom to Winnipeg, Man., derailed near Elie, and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has determined why. The L2 wheel on the 93rd car in the train had a broken wheel, the TSB’s July 2025 report... Read this article online
Alberta Great Twine Round-Up winners announced Thursday, July 31, 2025 A contest encouraging and celebrating farmers who collect and return ag plastic baler twine for recycling has its winner. The Alberta Great Twine Round-Up, presented by Cleanfarms with support from the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group (APRG), the provincial government and Alberta... Read this article online
CGC issues license to Prairie Ag Commodity Trading Inc. Wednesday, July 30, 2025 The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) issued a license to a Saskatchewan company on July 22. Prairie Ag Commodity Trading Inc. (PACT) in Saskatoon received a grain dealer license that day, the CGC’s website says. The CGC defines this kind of license as “a person who, for reward, on his... Read this article online
Man charged with Sask. hay bale fires in 2024 sentenced for arson Tuesday, July 29, 2025 A former volunteer firefighter responsible for setting dozens of hay bale fires in Saskatchewan has been sentenced for his actions. Logan Sieben, who was a member of the Macklin & District Fire Department, the same department that responded to the hay bale fires last year, will serve 18... Read this article online