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Editor's Column: Get in the van, man

By Leeann Minogue September 11, 2019

We’ve all seen the “Man Van” at farm shows. I’m not sure what I thought was going on in there, but it turns out there are a crew of volunteers taking simple, five-second blood samples to find out if you (or the man next to you) have prostate cancer. I saw this up close at[...]

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Two great farm shows coming up

By Leeann Minogue March 12, 2019

Before you get busy with spring seeding, there’s still time to make your travel plans so you don’t miss two great farm shows this year. First, make sure you schedule time on your calendar to get to Ag in Motion. Ag in Motion is Western Canada’s (relatively) new, outdoor show run by Glacier Media (which[...]

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Agritechnica 2019 tour is a go

By Leeann Minogue February 14, 2019

Agritechnica, held every second year in Hanover, Germany, is the world’s largest farm show. In 2017, Grainews arranged a bus tour to take a group of readers to see Agritechnica and a list of other German agricultural and tourist sites. We had so much fun, we’re doing it again. This year’s trip runs from November[...]

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A tractor book for Christmas?

By Leeann Minogue October 26, 2018

The gift-giving season will soon be upon us, but don’t worry, we’re here to help. Scott Garvey is giving away two copies of Lee Klancher’s latest book, Tractor: The Heartland Innovation, Ground-Breaking Machines, Midnight Schemes, Secret Garages, and Farmyard Geniuses That Mechanized Agriculture. This new hardcover book includes stories of the inventors and entrepreneurs who[...]

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Editor's Column: Searching for the truth

By Leeann Minogue January 25, 2019

When I read an article in a newspaper or a magazine, the first thing I do is take a look at the byline. I wonder if I’ve read the writer’s work before. If there’s a bio, I look to see if they’ve come to the issue with an obvious agenda that’s going to put a[...]

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor's Column: The Tractor of the Year

By Leeann Minogue January 10, 2018

This November I took my first trip to Agritechnica, the farm machinery show in Germany. Both of the days I was at the show were “Preview” days — days at the beginning of the week when admission is more expensive, there are smaller crowds, and a higher share of people are wearing business suits rather[...]

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Our Grainews Machinery Challenge farmer panel on telehandlers

By Leeann Minogue, Scott Garvey September 13, 2017

The “official” judging team for this year’s Grainews Machinery Challenge included active farmers. But we wondered how our group of test machines might fit into our readers’ farming operations. The best way to answer that, we thought, was to put a few of them in the drivers’ seats. So, Grainews held a contest in the[...]

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See Agritechnica with Grainews

By Leeann Minogue May 30, 2017

Have you been waiting for your chance to see the world’s largest farm machinery show? Grainews and Leader Tours have put together a tour to Germany just for Grainews readers. This tour includes two days at Agritechnica, and a visit to the CLAAS combine factory. There will also be a walking tour of Berlin, a[...]

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor's Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

By Leeann Minogue March 9, 2016

Oh the irony. I thought I’d do a little research before I wrote about Internet access in rural Canada. So I turned to the Internet, typed in some likely search terms and… waited. Then I waited some more. I live on a farm in southeast Saskatchewan. Although oil activity has fallen off drastically in the[...]

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Summer vacation

By Leeann Minogue November 19, 2013

Finally, our crop is all in the bin. But at the end of October, some of our neighbours in southeast Saskatchewan were still out in their fields, bringing in the last of their late crops, like soybeans, corn, and flax. Showtime Now that harvest is over, it’s time to think about the winter show and meeting season.[...]

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Editor's Column: Get in the van, man

Editor’s Column: Two great farm shows coming up

Agritechnica 2019 tour is a go

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Editor's Column: Searching for the truth

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Our Grainews Machinery Challenge farmer panel on telehandlers

See Agritechnica with Grainews

Editor's Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

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