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2008 Incoming Trainee Seminar

When: Friday, Apr. 11 - Sunday, Apr. 13, 2008
Where: Friday: Saskatoon (rm 2E17, Ag Bldg. U of S)
Friday Evening - Sunday: St. Peter's Abbey Muenster
Who: All current trainees, host families, and alumni

Annual Curling Funspiel & Supper

SK Host Family Chair, Bill Rudolph, shows trainee Marcus Neiberding (Australia) how to "Skip" a good 'ol Sask curling game.

Trainee Bill Alston (Australia) braves the hacks to deliver his rock with sweepers Lorne Sheppard and Connie Schreiner.

Trainee Jacob Stage(Denmark) and Alumni Marc Hanotte stop to have a chat about curling strategy!

Trainee Nick Dunlop(Australia) takes a break from sweeping "it's quite a physical game isn't it?"

(L-R) Trainees Nick Dunlop(Australia), Marcus Neiberding(Australia), Ranold Burridge(Australia), Bill Alston(Australia) and Jacob Stage(Denmark) at the Sask alumni curling farewell in Saskatoon.

Muenster: Seminar 2006

Group Photo in front of Barn at the University of Saskatchewan

Trainees play a game at seminar

Trainee with RCMP officer

German Trainee Christian Rabe poses with RCMP Officer in uniform at seminar

About Saskatchewan

Quick Facts

The population of Saskatchewan is 996,194
The capital city is Regina, Population 200,854
The largest city is Saskatoon, Population 237,017
The name Saskatchewan comes from the Plains Indian word "kisiskaciwan" which means "swift flowing water" and refers to the South Saskatchewan River
Saskatchewan is in the Central Standard Time Zone year-round and is the only province that doesn't participate in daylight savings time

Landscape and Climate

Saskatchewan is known as the Land of Living Skies due to its breathtaking sunsets and the beautiful Northern Lights
Saskatchewan has no mountains, but it does have the Cypress Hills which, at 1,468 metres above sea level, are the same height as Banff, Alberta in the Rocky Mountains
The Saskatchewan climate can be highly variable but is generally characterized by warm, dry summers and cold, dry winters; annual precipitation ranges from 320 to 450 mm
Saskatchewan is the sunniest province in Canada averaging up to 2,500 hours of sunshine a year

Agriculture in Saskatchewan

Cropping
- Grains and oilseed farms are the most common types of farms in Saskatchewan accounting for 43.5% of all farms in the province
- Crops can include wheat, barley, canola, rye, oats, flaxseed, peas and lentils
- Saskatchewan produces 28% of Canada's grain
- Saskatchewan grows over 54% of Canada's wheat crop
Livestock
- Livestock farms in Saskatchewan are mainly devoted to cattle, although pigs and sheep are also raised in significant numbers
- Cattle farms account for 24.3% of all farms, raising some 3 million animals
In an attempt to weather the ups and downs of prices, an increasing number of farms are mixing both crop and livestock production
Other farms are producing specialized products such as exotic animals, vegetables, fruits and berries
In 2001, the average farm size in Saskatchewan was 1283 acres
Find out more about farming in Saskatchewan...

Photos

Saskatchewan Scenery

Saskatchewan Sunset

Wind turbines cleave the air as a thunderstorm approaches on the horizon.
200 feet tall with 90-foot blades, these turbines are becoming the new giants of the prairies.

Big Hill in Saskatchewan

Cut Knife Hill: Saskatchewan is not all flat!!!

Saskatchewan Horizon: A field of round bales and a blue summer sky

Summer relaxation on Lake Diefenbaker

Saskatchewan Agriculture

Harvest Time: Unloading the Combine into a waiting truck

Harvesting a field with two combines

Cutting Hay

Baling

Baling

And another round bale is made...

Trainee's Time Off

Australian Trainee Angus Stainlay experiences the novelty of driving across the ice on Lake Diefenbaker in winter

Trainees on vacation in Victoria

Trainees Angus and Dan on vacation in Victoria, British Columbia

Niklas Blanck on vacation at Lake Louise, Alberta

Trainees at Career Day

Trainees Danny from Wales, Alex from the UK and Kelvin from Australia talk to the students about Agriventure at Career Day in Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Roughriders Football Game