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Harvest widows

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In the December issue of Grainews we ran a story by freelance writer Marianne Stamm about “harvest widows” — women coping with the strain of having their husbands out of the house for long hours, day after day during the harvest season. When Marianne submitted this story, I was excited. Everything in the article rang […] Read more
Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Summer vacation

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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 […] Read more
Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

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At Crow Lake Farm, we’re still finalizing our seeding plans. After the non-stop rain last spring, we’re a bit gun shy, afraid to make too many plans in case excess moisture keeps us out of the fields yet again. Last year, we had all kinds of seeding plans. But when the spring rain just didn’t […] Read more
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Editor’s column

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Correction I’m still finding my feet here at Grainews. Unfortunately, I suspect that by the time I get a good grip on this job, your actual editor, Lyndsey Smith will probably be back from her maternity leave! As a new editor, I’m making occasional mistakes. Last month, I accidentally omitted a caption from one of […] Read more
Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s column

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Herbicide resistant weeds — a very real threat In this issue of Grainews we’re focusing on crop production and protection. In Western Canada, any talk about crop protection is probably going to include some talk about herbicides, and any talk about herbicides is bound to come around to a discussion about herbicide resistance. This is […] Read more
Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

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When I ran into Saskatchewan farmer Brad Eggum at the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon he was hoarse after two days of working a seed booth at the show. “Everyone wants to talk about soybeans,” he said, barely able to talk. Lots of Prairie farmers are looking to try their luck with soybeans in 2012. […] Read more
Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Technology on the farm

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Last December Farm Credit Canada (FCC) released the results of a survey about farmers and technology. I wasn’t at all surprised to see the headline: “Producers are keeping up with the times.” I really have no idea why the stereotypical farmer on TV is a guy wearing patched overalls who looks like he can barely […] Read more

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