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Aerial photo of the Crow Lake Farm, south of Griffin, Sask.

Editor’s Column: The view from our farm

By Leeann Minogue May 22, 2018

Because of our print schedule, I’ve had to put together this issue of Grainews before we get into the field. That’s why I’m running this aerial photo of our farm from last year rather than photos of spring seeding action. We have been in the field, but as of May 1, but only to make […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Working with what you’ve got

By Leeann Minogue April 26, 2018

In my opinion, reading all of the directions before you get started is for wimps. Who has time? Jump right in, and things will work out. So when I saw the photo of that delicious-looking loaf of bread that came in along with dee Hobsbawn-Smith’s recipe, I decided to give it a shot. It looked […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Dry weather ahead this year?

By Leeann Minogue April 10, 2018

March went out like a lion in southeast Saskatchewan this year. On Friday the 23rd, the school buses in our region took the kids to school, but when a blizzard blew in, the school division decided it wasn’t safe to bring them home. (This is either inconvenient, or a great chance for a kid-free weekend, […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: High speed high hopes

By Leeann Minogue March 27, 2018

A few months ago I used this space to whine about describe the internet speed on our farm. The key word was “slow.” Since then, another local provider has sprung up. It’s using newer technology, and it has been building towers all over southeast Saskatchewan. We signed up right away, and we couldn’t be happier. […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Not planning for a record year

By Leeann Minogue March 13, 2018

While most of our seeding plans have been locked in for months due to rotations and seed purchases, like most grain farmers, we’re still doing some fine tuning at the margins. Should we grow lentils? Nobody seems to be predicting that Indian import markets will change any time soon. But they grew so well last […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Planning for the year ahead

By Leeann Minogue March 6, 2018

In February, Farm Credit Canada’s VP and chief ag economist J.P. Gervais spoke on a webinar about the state of the farm economy. It was hard to find a bright spot. While there are a lot of unknowns around factors like international trade agreements (“We have more questions than answers at this time,” he said), […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: What’s the value of our time?

By Leeann Minogue February 13, 2018

These are action-packed days in the world of ag commodity groups. Funding cuts at the Canola Council, office doors closing at the Flax Council and a collection of Manitoba commodity groups discussing merging into one mega-organization. There are a lot of things happening. Yet when I attended a few of the Saskatchewan commodity group AGMs […] Read more

Snow drift in view from the back yard in January 2017. Take a look below to see the amount of snow we've had in January 2018.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Getting ready for a dry year

By Leeann Minogue February 6, 2018

Both of these photos were taken from the same spot in the back of our yard in southeast Saskatchewan in January. The one above is from 2017, the one below is from 2018. While that huge 2017 snow pile was a result of a lot of drifting and didn’t leave as much moisture in the […] Read more

Valtra won the “best design” award for their Valtra Versu T 254 Smart Touch tractor. The host said the award is “intended for the most beautiful tractor.” The Valtra reps on stage fist-bumped once the photos had been taken.

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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 […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: A new solution for safety

By Leeann Minogue August 29, 2017

Harvest is underway. So far, we’ve only combined our peas, which have run about average. That’s pretty relieving after this dry summer. We’re a little worried about the canola — a nearby farmer told us his harvested canola is smaller than fine-ground pepper. That’s not a good sign. Safety is important all year, but it […] Read more

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Editor’s column

Editor’s Column: The view from our farm

Editor’s Column: Working with what you’ve got

Editor’s Column: Dry weather ahead this year?

Editor’s Column: High speed high hopes

Editor’s Column: Not planning for a record year

Editor’s Column: Planning for the year ahead

Editor’s Column: What’s the value of our time?

Getting ready for a dry year

Editor’s Column: The Tractor of the Year

Editor’s Column: A new solution for safety

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