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…
Author: Jake
I am a farmer from near Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. We grow durum, wheat, canola, peas, lentils, and flax.
I farm with my family, including my wife and three young sons, along with several other family members. We are a 3rd-generation farm that strives to continually improve - to leave things better than we found them.
I'm involved in various places in the agriculture industry as well to try and build a better future. As a farmer and an agronomist, agriculture, and the science and business therein, is my fascination and my passion.
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…
Don’t Tell Farmers How to Farm – A Podcast
In my experience in generating innovation on the farm I operate with my family, the answer is none of the above. The answer is to leave it to farmers.
For the Love of Farming
In farming, you never know what might come about tomorrow. It’s different, every day. Today, I could be a trucker, tomorrow I can be a CFO, and the next a mechanic.
Jake Leguee Gives a Perspective from Modern Farming – a Podcast
How do we solve agriculture’s – and society’s – greatest challenges? By talking to each other – and listening.