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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 July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

The Marathon of Growing a Crop Only Ends When the Snow Flies

The crop is planted. Time to load up the camper and come back for harvest, right? Not quite. Once upon a time, summer was a much quieter time on the…

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Posted on May 5, 2022May 6, 2022

Do Farmers Really Need Nitrogen Fertilizer?

As we hear more and more about agriculture’s contributions to climate change, a lot of people are wondering why farmers can’t just stop using fertilizer. Some link the need for…

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Posted on January 23, 2021

A Video Montage of Our 2020 Growing Season

While I don’t make one of these every year, I do love putting together these drone and photo montages of the growing season. Check it out below! Thanks to my…

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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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