Skip to content
Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels

Calvin Daniels grew up on a farm near Tisdale, getting his start as a journalist at his hometown newspaper after winning a sports trivia contest in the paper.
He moved to Yorkton for a position at the then Enterprise with a focus on agriculture, and has remained with the same newspaper through a couple of name changes for more than three decades, earning him a Silver Quill Award from News Media Canada in 2020 for more than 25 years in the newspaper sector.
Over the years, Daniels has received media awards from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association and Saskatchewan Horse Federation. He has also earned 27 Premier Awards in the annual Better Newspapers Competition first place awards from the Saskatchewan Weekly Newspaper Association, along with a number of second and third place certificates.
Daniels has also authored eight books, three on hockey as a huge sports fan.
Currently he is the editor of Yorkton This Week.

Recent Work by Calvin

Agriculture This Week: Open Farm Days helps re-establish connections

Agriculture This Week: Open Farm Days helps re-establish connections

Two days out of a year is not a reconstruction of lost connections, nor will it reestablish any lost trust, but it is a step in the right direction.
Agriculture This Week: Time to grab more recent heritage equipment

Agriculture This Week: Time to grab more recent heritage equipment

But then there were the two anomalies in the line-up – a pair of old four-wheel drive Versatile tractors.
Top 4-H beef cattle, young handlers shine at Yorkton showcase

Top 4-H beef cattle, young handlers shine at Yorkton showcase

The show brought together the top females from some 20 regional beef shows held in Saskatchewan.
Agriculture This Week: Ag research plots remain vital

Agriculture This Week: Ag research plots remain vital

There have been hundreds of research plots spotted across the Prairies through the years.
Elmy shares ag expertise in Ukraine

Elmy shares ag expertise in Ukraine

While in Ukraine Elmy said they travelled rather extensively.
East Central Research Foundation field day looked at chickpeas

East Central Research Foundation field day looked at chickpeas

Final plot results will be available after harvest.
Agriculture This Week: Nature and farming butt heads again

Agriculture This Week: Nature and farming butt heads again

There has been a federal ban on strychnine in March of 2024.
Agriculture This Week: A.I. and robots create questions for ag

Agriculture This Week: A.I. and robots create questions for ag

There is the question of the wealth required to implement all the shiny new tech coming down the line these days.
Agriculture This Week: Exhibition brings pangs of nostalgia

Agriculture This Week: Exhibition brings pangs of nostalgia

Farming changes year-by-year, as do communities and the interests of the populace, but I still find myself wishing I could spend just one more summer on the ‘show circuit’ with a trailer of stock going fair-to-fair.
Agriculture This Week: Concept of free trade remains positive goal

Agriculture This Week: Concept of free trade remains positive goal

It is that larger world Canada needs to focus on as Trump continues his unfathomable trade rhetoric.
More work by Calvin >