Telling our story to students
On April 8 I had the opportunity to talk to families at Ag in the City in Saskatoon, an event designed to bring information about Saskatchewan Agriculture to families living […]
Category Archives: Management
Building a new shop
During the past fall and winter we have spent a lot of time evaluating our shop area. What will be most effective for our operation now and in the future; […]
Conferences, Connections & Cutting Edge Solutions
January and February tend to be conference season for producers, we call it the slower time on the farm but there to be so many things going on that isn’t really the […]
Honoring where we come from and teaching the next generations
Many have learnt their skills from their parents. In agriculture, this is particularly true as we learn to observe the land and animals for signs of health. This tends to […]
The lull of winter
As things slow down in the winter months and daylight hours are short we turn our attention to hauling grain. All the work from summer (seeding, growing, spraying, harvest) is […]
Winter: A Canadian Advantage
Winter breaks the cycle of pests, or at least some of them. Flies, mosquitos and ticks that carry diseases all go dormant during freezing temperatures. Their life cycles are short […]
Shop talk: from summer frustration to winter creation
Machinery maintenance, preparing equipment or various building projects. There is always plenty to do in the shop. Machinery maintenance is no small task when there is seems to always be a […]
Healthy Soil – Healthy Crop
Every crop uses a different amount of nutrients: nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, sulphur. As crops are combined and sent to the cities around the world to feed people, these nutrients are […]
Rain, Rain, Rain and now Snow
It has been a difficult harvest for many. We have been blessed in that we finished harvest early; but we have neighbours and others across the province who are still […]
Excluding or including grazing?
“Environments may be classified on a continuum from non-brittle to very brittle according to how well humidity is distributed throughout the year and how quickly dead vegetation breaks down. At […]