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Posted on November 21, 2019December 21, 2020

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…

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Posted on May 24, 2015May 24, 2015

Seeding 2015 in Pictures

For the last number of years, seeding has been a sprint to the finish. Difficult weather conditions, with constant rain in the forecast, pushed us to hammer the crop in…

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Posted on January 30, 2014January 28, 2015

Is a Record Crop a Bad Thing?

In Western Canada, 2013 will be a year long remembered – but maybe not for the reason we expected. This was a crop larger than any in history for the…

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Posted on November 4, 2013January 28, 2015

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…

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Posted on September 18, 2013December 21, 2020

Harvest – What is it?

Harvest time on the farm is nothing if not busy. We are going full out, trying to get this massive crop in with as little quality damage as possible. And…

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Posted on August 6, 2013January 28, 2015

The Cinderella Crop of the Prairies

Rapeseed. The crop with quite possibly the worst imaginable name to try and market as a health food source. A plant with undesirable components, such as erucic acid and glucosinolates,…

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Posted on July 26, 2013January 28, 2015

Harvest Still Feels Very Far Away

Fungicide season is over (mostly), insect populations seem to be on the decline, and our seeding equipment is cleaned up and put away. Our harvesting equipment is mostly ready to…

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