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Whither The Prairie Climate?

By Daniel Winters January 14, 2010

“The evidence is pretty clear to my mind that global warming is underway, and greenhouse gas emissions are causing some changes in the climate.” – BRUCE BURNETT, CWB Adapting to climate change will be tough, that’s for sure. It might be easier if Prairie farmers knew exactly what to plan for, but one thing is

Country Crossroads

U. S. Agencies Want To Ban Some Kid Food Ads

December 24, 2009

WASHINGTON/REUTERS In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U. S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released Dec. 15 by a working group from several U. S. agencies. The working group made up

Cereals, Crops

Corn Harvest In 2009 — Or Will It Be 2010?

By Pam De Rocquigny November 5, 2009

As fall progresses, many farmers are starting to consider overwintering their corn until next spring – a purely economical decision that is hard to debate. This article will focus on considerations before harvest, how to deal with high-moisture corn after harvest, and a few key points to ponder if you are considering leaving your corn

Weather

Time To Start Your Christmas Weather Shopping

By Daniel Bezte October 22, 2009

Usually I wait until November to discuss getting a weather station for Christmas, but with the prices of computerized parts continuing to get cheaper and our Canadian dollar getting closer to par, these weather stations are becoming more affordable each day. Another issue our Christmas shoppers must deal with is that the best deals on

Opinion

Misplaced Nostalgia

July 30, 2009

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR In contrast to their parents and grandparents who lived through two World Wars, Canadian baby boomers have lived a charmed life, though not one without some trauma. Practising nuclear-bomb evacuation drills to our school’s mud-floored crawl space during the Cuban Missile Crisis had a certain psychological effect, especially considering that there

News

Atomic agency urges crop mutations to ease hunger

By Mark Heinrich December 18, 2008

The UN atomic agency called Dec. 2 for greater trust and investment in using radiation to bolster crops against climate change and disease as a way to save millions from hunger. The technique has been around since the 1920s and proven effective but its spread has been limited by phobias over the words “radiation” and

Beef cattle, Opinion

Food irradiation’s time has come

By Ronald Doering November 20, 2008

Irradiation shouldn’t replace good manufacturing practices but can be an important step in the right direction. Well, it’s been quite a summer. Who would have thought just a few months ago that food safety would be front and centre as a federal election issue, or that obscure people who work for universities would suddenly emerge

Weather

All I want for Christmas is a weather station

By Daniel Bezte November 13, 2008

With the snow come thoughts of Christmas, and what better way to say “I love you” than to buy that special person in your life their very own weather station? I covered this topic last year and I noticed a number of individuals out there did get a nice-shiny new weather station, so I figured

Daily Network News

Southern California honeybees show resistance to varroa mites

Pulse Weekly: SaskPulse optimistic despite input, crop price concerns

Canadian aquaculture should be classed as agriculture, industry groups say

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