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Tom Shelly

Thomas William Shelly of Moose Jaw, SK passed away on Monday, May 19, 2025 at the age of 72. Tom was born at the Grey Nuns Hospital in Regina, SK on July 20, 1952. Tom was a quiet and deeply intelligent man. He attended school in Willow Bunch and began farming in the mid-1960s. He took great pride in working with his polled Hereford cattle, which like him, were very quiet by nature.

IRENE RUDEEN (née: Buck)

1932 - 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Irene Rudeen on Saturday, May 17th, 2025, at the age of 92 years. 

This spring, Mix 103 is bringing the cheer straight to your workplace with Mix Mugging!

We're visiting 10 workplaces around Moose Jaw with the ultimate coffee break!

Each winning location will receive:

• 10 exclusive MIX 103/Streets Steakhouse & Bar coffee mugs
• A steaming hot carafe of coffee from Tim Hortons
• Delicious baked treats from Maple Leaf Bakery

Our latest winner was the Moose Jaw Newcomer Welcome Centre! Vanessa Schaefer nominated her team, and they received a Mix Mugging!

The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is announcing some key moves within the organization.

Jennifer Babcock has been promoted to the Chief Government and International Affairs Officer.

She has a proven track record of advocacy successes.

Babcock will lead CCA’s initiatives to promote and protect the interests of Canada’s beef cattle industry domestically and internationally.

In a recent CCA Action News Blog, Babcock says she looks forward to her new and expanded leadership role on CCA’s advocacy efforts.

Carnie's Comments

Are you a proud Canadian?

I am. I'm kind of proud of some of the stereotypes that surround us too.

I'm reading the results of a survey of Canadians and Americans, released about a year ago, before the "elbows up" movement began.

It found the top three stereotypes Canadians are most tired of hearing is that we say "eh", we love hockey and we love Tim Hortons. 

A U.S. company develops a trait that it says provides genetic resistance to sclerotinia, which can be challenging for growers.

A San Diego company is closer to commercializing a trait that could protect canola from sclerotinia.

In April, Cibus announced that two of its disease resistance traits for canola have been designated as “not regulated” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

“We are encouraged by USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) broad designation for these traits being developed,” said Cibus co-founder Peter Beetham.

Manitoba's latest potato report shows planting in the province is now estimated to be 95 per cent complete. 

Planting has been going very smoothly, with most farms now finished.

Potato and Horticulture Crops Pathologist Vikram Bisht says with planting nearly over, it's now time to take care of cull piles in and around fields and farmyards, as cull piles can be a source of disease inoculum and may harbour Colorado potato beetles and aphids.

Scott Jespersen has been named the acting chair for Alberta Grains. 

Chair Tara Sawyer is taking a leave of absence effective immediately following her appointment by Premier Danielle Smith as the United Conservative Party (UCP) candidate for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills by-election. 

Sawyer, a wheat and barley farmer from Acme, Alberta, was elected as Alberta Grains’ inaugural chair in 2023 after the amalgamation of the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions.

The training agreement will establish an environment, social and governance program that will be offered to students in Uzbekistan.

Countries across the globe are seeking out Canadian post-secondary institutions for partnerships focused on learning and exchanging knowledge.

Olds College in Olds, Alta., is one of the latest, signing an international training agreement with Uzbekistan April 29 following a memorandum of understanding signed last November.

Drake Meats has announced a significant expansion with the construction of a new federally inspected plant in Saskatoon. This marks the first major expansion for the company, which has been operating out of its original plant in Drake, Saskatchewan.