One Storm Can Change Everything… Part 2
Devastation. That is what southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba is experiencing right now. A torrential downpour that lasted nearly 4 days has finally ended, and now it is time to…
Tag: Farm
A Year In The Life Of A Farmer
For many years, I wondered how agriculture could get its message out to the public about what exactly it is that we do. Why do we spray pesticides? Why do…
Is The Customer Always Right?
There is a growing number of consumers that are uncomfortable with current agricultural practices. Use of genetic modification, concerns over animal welfare, and the perceived disappearance of family farms is…
Do Farmers Actually Work During The Winter?
There has been, and continues to be, a long-standing stereotype about what grain farmers do for the winter months. I think it can be summed up as “not a whole…
Grain Bags in January – What Could Be More Fun?
January. The first true month of winter, a time to see the spectacular views of lovely, snow covered streets and roads; a time to enjoy a hot chocolate on a…
The Wonder of Winter on the Prairies
We knew it was coming. As harvest draws to a close in the Prairies and the sounds of flocking geese fill the air, the days grow shorter and the nights…
Why I Write
Why does anybody write? Is it some compulsion to make oneself heard? To leave something behind? We all want the world to remember us when we leave it. A page,…
Winter Wheat is an Exercise in Optimism
One of the strangest experiences during harvest is its polar opposite – seeding! Although winter wheat planting is difficult to accomplish during the busiest time of the year, it is…
