Why I Decided To Run For SaskWheat
This week, many Saskatchewan farmers saw a yellow envelope appear in their mail. The SaskWheat election has started in full. It was almost six weeks ago that I announced my…
The 2017 Global Farmer Roundtable
Next week, I will be attending the Global Farmer Roundtable in Des Moines, Iowa. I will meet with 14 other farmers, from countries around the world, to discuss the biggest…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
