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Posted on January 30, 2021January 27, 2021

Why Are Farms Getting So BIG?

Hint – it’s not because they’re greedy “factory farms”. The farm I’m involved with got its start many decades ago. My grandparents started farming in another area after marrying, where…

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Posted on January 23, 2021

A Video Montage of Our 2020 Growing Season

While I don’t make one of these every year, I do love putting together these drone and photo montages of the growing season. Check it out below! Thanks to my…

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Posted on December 22, 2020January 27, 2021

The Courage to Prevail – How Churchill Gave People Hope (& why we need that now)

It’s hard not to compare the response of our politicians today with those of Churchill’s era. In perhaps one of the greatest assaults on a modern democracy, Churchill was a source of inspiration. Britain would not fall.

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Posted on November 21, 2019December 21, 2020

Telling the Story of Canadian Durum across the Atlantic Ocean

Have you ever heard of new crop missions? Probably not. Most farmers I’ve talked to over the past couple of months have never heard of them. But they are a…

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Posted on November 3, 2019November 3, 2019

Why Difficult Harvest Weather is so Painful

Farming is hard. 2019 was a not-so-gentle reminder of this. But to be out here, in the thick of it, fighting the fight, playing our cards against the interminable Mother Nature, knowing that if she turns against us, we will lose; this is what farming is.

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Posted on April 17, 2019April 17, 2019

Why We Can Feed 10 Billion People – and Beyond

“Take it to the farmer.” Borlaug’s words could not be more true; give farmers the tools they need to succeed, and they will.

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Posted on April 8, 2019

Sustainable Farming – A Video

For most farmers, sustainability is more than just maintaining things as they are – it’s making things better. It’s passing on our land to the next generation in better shape…

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Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019

The Truth of the Monsanto Papers

Everything we have, and everything we can achieve, is because of science. This decision by Health Canada reaffirms the crucial importance of the scientific method.

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