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Category: The Life of Growing Crops

The growing season is an amazing time of the year. So many things can happen that can devastate our crops, from hail, to wind, to excess rain, to frost; and they can all happen in the same year. Learn the day-to-day life of a Saskatchewan farmer here.

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 September 5, 2017

An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Tax Fairness

September 5, 2017 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister, My name is Jake Leguee, and I am…

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Posted on August 15, 2017

The Worst Drought in Decades

It has been two months since I posted “One Storm Can Change Everything“. That was the last – and only – significant rain event we have seen this year. Making…

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Posted on June 17, 2017

One Storm Can Change Everything

One of the driest springs in decades finally ended two nights ago, with a rain we have been waiting for what feels like an eternity. Seven weeks passed with virtually…

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Posted on June 6, 2017

It Hasn’t Rained In 42 Days

6 weeks. That’s how much time has passed since the last significant rainfall came to us. That is the longest stretch without rain (at this time of the year) I…

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Posted on May 26, 2017

An Unwelcome Frost

Frost. The only good time for this word to be thrown around is at the end of harvest; when the growing season is all but over, our time in the…

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Posted on April 13, 2017

What I’ve Learned From 4 Years of Writing About Agriculture

Today marks 4 years since I started this blog. I’ve written about GMOs, glyphosate, carbon taxation, and, more than anything else, weather (among many other things). I’ve talked to so…

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Posted on March 1, 2017March 5, 2017

A Drone & GoPro Video Compilation of Our 2016 Crop Year

My first attempt at a drone and GoPro video – and it won’t be the last. Enjoy! Music is from Interstellar (No Time For Caution).

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