Editor's column & Production Tips

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 […] Read more

Economist Jeff Rubin spoke at CropSphere in January in Saskatoon.

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Editor’s Column: What I learned from Jeff Rubin at CropSphere

By Leeann Minogue March 1, 2016

I was looking forward to Jeff Rubin’s keynote lunch presentation at CropSphere in Saskatoon this winter. Back in 2008, Jeff Rubin was the CIBC’s chief economist. That spring, oil was trading at US$118 a barrel, and Rubin predicted that the price would rise to US$225 by 2012. Higher oil prices, he explained, would put pressure […] Read more

These are just some of the reports Saskatchewan farmers could have picked up in January.

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Editor’s Column: AGMs at Crop Production Week

Plus, five reasons  to go to the AGM 

By Leeann Minogue February 2, 2016

You know it’s time for the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon when the temperature drops down to “wear your warmest coat.” This year’s show had the same format as the past two years, with a trade show on the exhibition grounds on one side of the city, a handful of meetings at the Saskatoon Inn […] Read more

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Harvest widows

The editor's column

By Leeann Minogue March 28, 2014

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

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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 […] Read more

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Editor’s column

By Leeann Minogue March 22, 2012

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

By Leeann Minogue March 22, 2012

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

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Editor’s column

By Leeann Minogue March 5, 2012

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

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Editor’s column

By Leeann Minogue March 5, 2012

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

By Leeann Minogue March 5, 2012

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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Editor’s column

Editor’s Column: The lowdown on rural Internet access

Editor’s Column: What I learned from Jeff Rubin at CropSphere

Editor’s Column: AGMs at Crop Production Week

Harvest widows

Summer vacation

Editor’s column

Editor’s column

Editor’s column

Editor’s column

Technology on the farm

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