Time to rethink genetically modified wheat?
It’s safe. It would help farmers deal with drought, support biodiversity, protect the environment and decrease a farms carbon footprint. It would help consumers cope with inflation and pay their…
Being Grateful in a World of Fear
As Christmas 2021 rapidly approaches, it seems far easier to wallow in the bad than in the good. So many things seem to be wrong with this world, with no end in sight. But, if you really think about it, I bet you can find at least one thing in your day to be grateful for. And the world has never been a better place to live in, by almost every measure.
Have We Forgotten How To Talk To Each Other?
In the world we live in, too often we forget that the person we disagree with is a person; someone with their own hopes and dreams, challenges and failures, inspirations and aspirations.
Why Are Farms Getting So BIG?
Hint – it’s not because they’re greedy “factory farms”. The farm I’m involved with got its start many decades ago. My grandparents started farming in another area after marrying, where…
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…
The Courage to Prevail – How Churchill Gave People Hope (and why we need that now)
It’s hard not to compare the response of our politicians today with those of Churchill’s era. In perhaps one of the greatest assaults on a modern democracy, Churchill was a source of inspiration. Britain would not fall.
Telling the Story of Canadian Durum across the Atlantic Ocean
Have you ever heard of new crop missions? Probably not. Most farmers I’ve talked to over the past couple of months have never heard of them. But they are a…
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.
A Year in the Life of a Farmer 