by Breanne Baker | Nov 17, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Ranchers and farmers who are leasing crown land will get another year to buy the land at a 10 per cent discount. The 10 per cent discount was set to drop to 8 per cent at the end of 2009. The provincial government has now extended that to the end of 2010. For sales in...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 16, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Here’s a great idea for saving money on the movement of purebred cattle. Helge and Candace By of By Livestock in Regina have started a website called Cowpool.ca. The name is a take-off on car pooling. You often see a cattle trailer hauling only half a load or you see...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 13, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
The results have been announced for the first election of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association. Most are familiar names. Jack Hextall, who had been serving as chair of the organization has won the election in the southeast corner of the province. Bill Jameson was...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 12, 2009 | Articles, Kevin Hursh
Big Sky Farms is seeking creditor protection. Big Sky is the province’s largest pork producer with about 40 units in Saskatchewan as well as Manitoba and a workforce of about 400 people. Due to its size and the Saskatchewan government’s equity in the operation, Big...
by Breanne Baker | Nov 11, 2009 | Agriculture Industry, Articles
The Canadian government announced it plans to invest up to $77.8 million in Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan-based Terra Grain Fuels’ ethanol plant in the next seven years, according to a news release from the government, as part of the ecoENERGY for Biofuels...
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