Humboldt

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is holding their Summer Meeting in Whitehorse this week.

The meeting is planned in conjunction with the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Agriculture Ministers Annual Conference.

CFA President Keith Currie says their Summer Meeting which covers two days has focused on a wide variety of issues from how ag production companies like Syngenta, BASF and Nutrien are looking to the future.

Dorothy Jean Pomfret
May 28, 1932 – July 3, 2024  
92 years

Dorothy Pomfret passed away peacefully on Wednesday July 3, 2024, at the Central Parkland Lodge in Lanigan, SK. She was born May 28, 1932, at the Nokomis Hospital. She was the youngest of two daughters of Arthur & Olive Nadiger. Growing up on a farm during the depression was hard work, so she and her sister Helen learned to milk the cows, help with haying, and stooking.

Applications opened Wednesday for two streams in the federal government's new $30-billion public transit fund even though the money won't start flowing for another two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said.

The 10-year Canada Public Transit Fund has been in the works for months and was in the recent federal budget but more details were provided as Trudeau made a visit to a subway yard in Toronto.

The Grasslands Exhibition makes its return to the Humboldt Uniplex this weekend. It’s the 47th edition of the provincial sheep show which has been anchored in Humboldt for the last several years. The exhibition is a showcase of the sheep industry put on by the Saskatchewan Sheep Development Board. 

The race is on to the finish line in the regular season of the SPBL and the AAA 18U Red Sox picked up steam last night with an 8-0 win over the Sask Five Marlins on home field.  

Marek Yeager made some critical contributions at the plate, starting with a left field homer in the fourth inning to bring in three runs. Along with a sacrifice fly for a single and a walk in the 5th inning to bring in one, Yeager set the pace.  

Forty-one voting members of the Muenster Co-op gave the thumbs up to the proposed amalgamation of their operation and the Humboldt Co-op. The vote, taken on Tuesday evening, following an engaging question and answer period, was unanimous.  

Muenster Co-op Board Chair Glenn Korte introduced the proposal, stating that the Muenster Board supported the amalgamation for the viability of the Muenster store and gas outlet. 

The Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Agriculture Ministers are holding their annual conference in Whitehorse.

Manitoba's Agriculture Minister, Ron Kostyshyn, wants to see a discussion around Trade and Market Access.

Kostyshyn says he's very concerned about Voluntary Country of Origin Labelling, and believes this could seriously affect pork  exports to the United States.
 
Manitoba is the largest pig-producing province in Canada, and is the largest exporter of weanlings into the United States.

Bolt Brain Buster:

The rumen, the omasum, and the reticulum are parts of this organ for a cow.

Text your answers to the Humboldt Sobeys Talk and Text line 306-682-0107

Tune in to the morning show or check back tomorrow for the answer!

Answer: The Stomach

Leonard Mueller
May 13, 1936 - July 11, 2024

The intense heat we've been dealing with over the last couple of weeks has resulted in signs of heat stress starting to show up in some crops.

There's a real concern about the potential impact on canola crops at the flowering stage.

Curtis Rempel, vice president of crop production and innovation with the Canola Council of Canada says when the temperatures are in the 30's, it's especially hard on flowering canola plants.