The Struggle to Find A Work-Life Balance
This might be the single most important thing in your life to get right. It’s also one of the hardest things any of us will ever do. As a farmer,…
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The Miracle of Incremental Progress
What I’m pointing out is the quiet, slow, but often stunning progress that happens over the course of many years.
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…
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…
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…