Excitement or Fear?
There is an interesting and frightening juxtaposition when you look at crop conditions today. Crops look good. No, scratch that; crops look fantastic. We haven’t seen a crop like this…
Category: Severe Weather
Although the entire growing season is so dependent on the weather, some events happen that are just devastating. Here you will find some of the worst weather events we have experienced.
Harvest Still Feels Very Far Away
Fungicide season is over (mostly), insect populations seem to be on the decline, and our seeding equipment is cleaned up and put away. Our harvesting equipment is mostly ready to…
Summer Storms and Narrow Misses
By all accounts, there is a great looking crop out there. In some form or another, most farmers around here have said these words, with the makings of an excellent…
Too Many Storms, Not Enough Time
It has been a summer of storms… and summer has barely started. I write this as yet another storms deluges us with rain, a raging downpour that changes our already…
Could’ve Been Worse
The rain event we needed came on Monday. The rain event we needed to avoid came on Thursday. Yes, the rain that was forecast reared its ugly head early Thursday…
Winter Returns
My last post, published only last night, was written too soon. Winter has returned, and with a vengeance. After the rain and thunderstorms last night, who could have expected that…
Spring- Where are you?
Looking out my window, I see only one colour – white. The fields, the yards, the sloughs and everything in between still glisten with the bright reflected glow of the…
A Year in the Life of a Farmer 