It’s Time to Have a Mature Discussion About Water Management
No, it’s not drainage. Not really. Water management is far more than draining a few sloughs onto your neighbours. What is the most important resource for our crops? Fertilizer? Crop…
Food Security Must Trump Environmental Goals
It’s time to change our priorities. Improving and protecting the environment is a worthy goal worth pursuing, but not at the expense of food security.
Sustainable Agriculture Thrives When Farmers are Free to Choose How to Farm
Nobody understands the importance of sustainability like family farmers—and if we’re allowed to make basic, strategic farming decisions without interference, we can guarantee that agriculture will remain sustainable into the…
Does Agriculture Have a Looming Labour Crisis?
I’ve always been a farmer. I grew up steps away from where I live now, near the village of Fillmore in southeastern Saskatchewan. My grandparents acquired a 640-acre property in…
A Year in the Life of a Farmer – A Video
We started seeding today. The beginning of seeding is always complicated, frustrating, and nerve-wracking. The final push to get the last details in place, getting logistics organized, getting used to…
The Struggle to Find A Work-Life Balance
This might be the single most important thing in your life to get right. It’s also one of the hardest things any of us will ever do. As a farmer,…
A World In Decline: A Demographic Disaster
On November 15, 2022, something happened on our planet that has never happened before: the eight billionth person was born. What an unfathomably massive number. It’s really difficult to put…
Farm to Fork is a Colossal Catastrophe
Farm to Fork is not something to emulate or admire. When I was young, agriculture was not a common news story. The times that ag was mentioned in the news…