Better Farming Prairies Magazine Archive November/December 2024 Better Farming Prairies November/December 2024 edition features Sarah Leguee on the cover and the following articles: Safe Grain Handling - Farm Carefully, Defining Roles & Farming Together - Weyburn's Leguee Family, Relief for Drought - Reservoir Project, and Cyber Security. January 2025 October 2024
Alta. farmer entering provincial politics Thursday, May 22, 2025 An Alberta farmer will be the United Conservative Party’s (UCP) candidate in an upcoming byelection. Tara Sawyer, a wheat and barley farmer from Acme, Alta., and chair of Alberta Grains, received an appointment from Premier Danielle Smith to be the UCP’s candidate in Olds-Didsbury-Three... Read this article online
Alberta is Feeling Ignored Wednesday, May 21, 2025 The possibility of Alberta separating sparks discussion among farmers on Agriville.com who feel disconnected from federal decision-makers. Following the 2025 federal election, talk of Alberta separation is once again bubbling over — and farmers on Agriville.com have plenty to say. A... Read this article online
Anthrax confirmed in Sask. livestock Wednesday, May 21, 2025 Saskatchewan Agriculture has confirmed anthrax in a cattle herd. Lab results on May 13 validated that anthrax caused deaths in livestock in the RM of Paynton No. 470. The bacteria Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax. These bacteria can survive in soil as spores for decades. The... Read this article online
RaboResearch says tariffs are disrupting global pork trade Wednesday, May 21, 2025 According to a recent report from Rabobank, pork prices have rebounded and remain strong despite shifting trade flows and growing economic and consumer uncertainties. Rabobank is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company specializing in the global food and agricultural... Read this article online
Wheat Prices in Saskatchewan for Milling Fell by 22 percent in 2024 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 In 2024, Canadian wheat millers processed 3.3 million tonnes of wheat, marking a small decrease of 0.8 percent compared to 2023. Total flour production also dropped by 1.3 percent to 2.5 million tonnes. Specifically, milling of wheat excluding durum fell by 0.7 percent to 3.1... Read this article online