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…
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.
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…
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…
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).
An Open Letter To Justin Trudeau
October 18, 2016 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…
Do Farmers Harvest 24-7?
This is a question I’ve been asked on several occasions: during harvest, are we running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to get the crop in the bin?…
Another Wet Harvest
There are few things more frustrating to a farmer than having a crop out in the field, ready to harvest, and not being able to go get it. At this…
Going From One Extreme To Another
Every year is different. Generally, you can classify years by how their weather patterns. Last year was dry, 2014 was wet, 2013 was cool and wet, 2012 was hot and…