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Prairie Clean Energy says it’s turning nuisance flax straw into pellets for horse bedding at a Gilbert Plains facility.

Saskatchewan company to buy flax straw in Gilbert Plains area

Prairie Clean Energy to pelletize flax straw for animal bedding

By Geralyn Wichers August 28, 2023

A Saskatchewan biomass company says it is buying flax straw in the Gilbert Plains area this fall for use in pellets. Prairie Clean Energy, a Regina-based company, has leased time in a Gilbert Plains plant for its initial commercial run of flax pellets, it said in an announcement posted to the Canadian Biomass website. The

Fall rye flowering near Deerwood, Man. on June 7, 2018. (Allan Dawson photo)

Cereals, Crops, Markets

Quebec rye production on the rise

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm December 7, 2018

CNS Canada — Rye production was up in Quebec in 2018, one reason being producers supplying hybrid rye for feed to the province’s hog industry. “Feed was coming from out west, but now we’re starting to produce the seed itself here,” said Andre Lussier, who farms near St. Hyacinthe, Que. and is a director with

Janet Kroeker applies a wool batt to cotton encasement fabric as she works on product line for the family’s Rosa-area home-based business, Shepherd’s Dream.

Country Crossroads, Other

Making their bed

A rural Manitoba family operates a leading company in the Canadian natural bedding industry from their home near the tiny village of Roseau River

By Lorraine Stevenson November 1, 2017

Ssshhhh! People are sleeping, and very soundly, thanks to their wool mattresses and comforters. The products are handcrafted by a Roseau River-area family that’s been quietly in the bed-making business — more precisely the making of pure wool beds — since 2002. Janet and Tim Kroeker were inspired to start Shepherd’s Dream by Janet’s sister’s

Country Crossroads

Create cosy rooms in your house this winter

Try a few decorating changes to help get you through those long, cold months

By Connie Oliver November 13, 2015

Winter will soon be upon us. Plan now for decorating changes that will get you through the cold months with warmth and comfort. A few updates are all you need to take you through the winter season. Warm fall colours and cosy textures are great additions to take you from summer to winter. This doesn’t

Country Crossroads

Create A Peaceful Getaway

By Connie Oliver November 10, 2011

The bedroom in the photo has it all. It s inviting, calm and restful but also has tons of character. Paint in hues of grey, beige and off-white neutrals balance the rich colours of the bedding and window treatments. The muted wall colour provides the perfect backdrop to the dark antique, stylized furniture, providing just

Country Crossroads, Forages

Gratitude

October 6, 2011

The harvest season s come and gone, dry grain is in the bin Grateful hearts acknowledge what a fine year this has been. Failure serves a purpose for we all remember when Grain fields, hay and gardens slumped last summer, twenty ten. Now there s ample feed for livestock bedding straw like strands of gold

Country Crossroads

Never Too Early To Think Gardening

By Lillian Deedman March 3, 2011

Early-spring bedding plants can be successfully grown indoors by using artificial light sources. The initial decisions of choosing lights and temperature may appear complicated but don’t be discouraged. After selecting a few basic lights, the remaining steps develop into an enjoyable “learn-as-you-go” experience, similar to most garden ventures. Artificial lighting comes in a mixture of

Country Crossroads

Winner In The Best Supporting Role Category Goes To…

By Patricia Futros June 3, 2010

With a name like “Dusty Miller,” one may think of an actor in the lead role of a movie. However, Dusty Miller is not an actor, but an aptly named ornamental plant, content to play a supporting role among showier plants in the landscape of many home gardens. Dusty Miller’s outstanding feature is its luminous

Country Crossroads

Growing Perennials From Seed

By Albert Parsons March 4, 2010

As we begin to look forward to our outdoor gardens and what we are going to plant in them, we will no doubt be thinking about perennials. Most gardeners have perennial or mixed borders and during the last decade or so perennials have gained in popularity. This is no surprise as a vast number of

Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock

Good Bedding Improves Calf Survival Rates

By Kris Ringwall April 9, 2009

This spring is certainly one to remember. At the Dickinson Research Extension Center, calf death loss is just more than 11 per cent, almost quadruple the typical loss of three per cent for North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association members. This does not make anyone very happy. In fact, it stings harshly. However, challenges abound

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Saskatchewan company to buy flax straw in Gilbert Plains area

Quebec rye production on the rise

Making their bed

Create cosy rooms in your house this winter

Create A Peaceful Getaway

Gratitude

Never Too Early To Think Gardening

Winner In The Best Supporting Role Category Goes To…

Growing Perennials From Seed

Good Bedding Improves Calf Survival Rates

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