The Western Producer
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The Western Producer is a regional weekly publication based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
publishing news of interest to western Canadian farmers.
Harris Turner and A.P. "Pat" Waldron began the Saskatoon-based Modern Press publishing company in 1923. This followed the demise of Turner's previous venture, Turner's Weekly which originated in 1918. Modern released its first issue of The Progressive on 24 August 1923. The following year, the publication was renamed The Western Producer.
A major goal of the magazine in its early years was to promote pooling among wheat farmers. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
was founded in 1924, an organisation that would purchase Modern Publishing in the early 1930s and support The Western Producer through the Great Depression
. Until moving to it's current location in the late 1990s, the Western Producer operated out of the Modern Press Building
.
The current owner of Western Producer Publications is GVIC Communications which bought the publishing company from the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
in 2002.http://www.allbusiness.com/information/publishing-industries/192563-1.html
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
publishing news of interest to western Canadian farmers.
Harris Turner and A.P. "Pat" Waldron began the Saskatoon-based Modern Press publishing company in 1923. This followed the demise of Turner's previous venture, Turner's Weekly which originated in 1918. Modern released its first issue of The Progressive on 24 August 1923. The following year, the publication was renamed The Western Producer.
A major goal of the magazine in its early years was to promote pooling among wheat farmers. The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was a grain handling, agri-food processing and marketing company based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Pool created a network of marketing alliances in North America and internationally which made it the largest agricultural grain handling operation in the province of...
was founded in 1924, an organisation that would purchase Modern Publishing in the early 1930s and support The Western Producer through the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. Until moving to it's current location in the late 1990s, the Western Producer operated out of the Modern Press Building
Modern Press Building
The Modern Press Building is a historic building in the City Park District, of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Tbe original building was designed by David Webster....
.
The current owner of Western Producer Publications is GVIC Communications which bought the publishing company from the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The Saskatchewan Wheat Pool was a grain handling, agri-food processing and marketing company based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Pool created a network of marketing alliances in North America and internationally which made it the largest agricultural grain handling operation in the province of...
in 2002.http://www.allbusiness.com/information/publishing-industries/192563-1.html