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Farmers are criticized for a lot of the things they do – from the crops they grow, to the way they grow them. Here, you’ll find my take on these subjects; and why the prevailing opinion is often wrong.

Posted on November 27, 2014January 28, 2015

Are Farmers Killing Bees?

There has been a lot of talk about pesticides and GMOs and their impact on bee health. Apocalyptic predictions are being made about the effect of insecticides on bees, claiming that farmers…

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Posted on May 1, 2014December 21, 2020

A Year In The Life Of A Farmer

For many years, I wondered how agriculture could get its message out to the public about what exactly it is that we do. Why do we spray pesticides? Why do…

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Posted on April 11, 2014January 28, 2015

Do We Really Need Chemicals to Control Weeds?

With seeding only a mere two weeks away (ish), every farmer’s mind whirls a million miles a minute in a thousand different directions. Do I have all my seed? Did…

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Posted on March 5, 2014January 28, 2015

Is The Customer Always Right?

There is a growing number of consumers that are uncomfortable with current agricultural practices. Use of genetic modification, concerns over animal welfare, and the perceived disappearance of family farms is…

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Posted on January 2, 2014January 28, 2015

Why I Grow GMOs

What do you think about GMOs? Is there a more emotionally charged question out there in this part of today’s world? Certainly, it is understandable that the food we eat…

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Posted on October 24, 2013January 28, 2015

Why I Write

Why does anybody write? Is it some compulsion to make oneself heard? To leave something behind? We all want the world to remember us when we leave it. A page,…

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Posted on August 6, 2013January 28, 2015

The Cinderella Crop of the Prairies

Rapeseed. The crop with quite possibly the worst imaginable name to try and market as a health food source. A plant with undesirable components, such as erucic acid and glucosinolates,…

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Posted on July 12, 2013July 10, 2017

Why Do We Spray?

There was a time, not too long ago, that June and July were relatively quiet months on the farm. Once in-crop weed spraying was finished, work in the fields was…

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