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 […]
Category Archives: Management
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 […]
Counting, Counting, Counting
About this time of year, some pesky bookkeeper starts asking how much grain is in the bin? How many cows? How many calves? How many bales? Financial Counting It is […]
Behind the Burger: McDonald’s Verified Sustainable Beef
Consumers are asking how cattle are raised and how they are treated. Maybe you are asking? McDonald’s Canada, through third party verification, has validated sustainable beef production by Canadian ranches […]
Hiccups, Horseshoes and Hands
We are all at the mercy of weather – and some of the awe-inspiring things it can do. This week we have had the blessing of moisture, and the hiccup […]
New Beginnings
Spring is in the air at Grant Ranch! We have spotted the first robins of the season, as well as an increasing number of northern birds migrating through to their […]