Opinion

Western Canadian agriculture enters a new era as of today, August 1, 2012: the Canadian Wheat Board no longer has the monopoly power to market wheat, durum and barley grown in Western Canada.

So why aren't we using the water? We have acres of potable water at our beck and call in the form of the Rafferty and Alameda reservoirs, and yet we are doing precious little with it in terms of investment, development and recreational pursuits.

He said:The good people in marketing have been warming us all up for this one since they started making bowls out of bread.

Sometimes a common theme seems to pop up and take over at times in terms of writing a column on a sector for some 20-plus years, and this month it seems to be the changing view of the optimum size of cattle.

Compared with their city cousins, rural folk will have lot easier time figuring out where to vote come next provincial election.

"I just took my eyes off the ball." - Weston Dressler, July 20, 2012 He was speaking about himself, but he might as well have been speaking for the entire team. The Saskatchewan Roughriders took their eye off the ball in Week 4.

So here it is, I like a football team other than the Roughriders. To make matters worse, it's one of Saskatchewan's arch nemesis'; the Montreal Alouettes.

Sometimes a common theme seems to pop up and take over at times in terms of writing a column on a sector for some 20-plus years, and this month it seems to be the changing view of the optimum size of cattle.

Statues are built for some coaches. Some have had stadiums named after them. A handful have been honoured with Hall of Fame selections. But generally, it's sad but true: Coaches are hired to be fired.

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