A Year in the Life of a Farmer
Providing leadership and inspiration to grow a better future
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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).
