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Even the fortune cookies are different 
in Ottawa. My friend got this message 
in his cookie at a Thai restaurant in 
Ottawa’s Byward Market.
Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Notes from a foreign country

Ottawa, that is...

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No matter how you feel about our newly elected federal government, I think all Grainews readers can agree on one thing: federal government employees in Ottawa can never really understand Prairie farms. Before I married a farmer and moved to southeast Saskatchewan, I had a provincial government job in Regina. I can tell you — […] Read more
On June 8, 2015, the best of the canola crop didn’t look great. I have no pictures of the worst. That was just a lot of bare ground. Who wants a picture of bare ground?
Canola, Columns, Crops

Diary of a tough year for canola

The sordid story of a Saskatchewan canola crop, from seedbed preparation to the final sale

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As I was preparing to write this, the Dec. 1 issue of Grainews arrived with Lee Hart’s front page article: “Holy Canola! A 74 bushel average yield.” No 74 bushels here. My story is: the land is rolling dark brown, loam texture, glacial till with some stones and many sloughs. It has been continuous cropped […] Read more
Seeding wet areas late
Columns, Crops

Seeding wet areas late

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In my rolling land there are sloughs that do not dry up in time to seed as usual. There is also an area where a slough spills over and keeps ground wet. With no rain I was able to get on it by May 25 but did not want to drag the press wheels of […] Read more
The past decade has seen a lot of land turned away from growing grain and returned to pasture for sheep and dairy.
Columns

Agriculture on the Emerald Isle

Like farmers anywhere, Irish farmers are always eager to talk about agriculture

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I recently had the great fortune and opportunity to spend two weeks traveling around Ireland with my wife Kim for our anniversary. Arriving in Dublin, we picked up our subcompact rental car and proceeded south along the coastline to Wexford. We stayed in a remodeled 13th century abbey on the edge of a small town. […] Read more
Finding the world’s greatest fix
Columns

Finding the world’s greatest fix

A rare find in the library has given Les Henry food for thought on a cold winter evening

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In the winter months I spend time in the University of Saskatchewan library and often stumble on a great book that I was not really looking for. One such find is the subject of this article. The headline for this piece has nothing to do with a needle in a back alley of a seedy […] Read more
That’s the way we’ve always done it
Columns, Crops

That’s the way we’ve always done it

How much can large-scale farmers to change to meet urban consumer demands?

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Traditions are thoughtless, lazy, convenient, oh, I could go on. Because you’ve always done something a certain way is not a reason for anything. It’s not an argument. And it’s certainly should never be used to retaliate against new ideas, new ways of doing things, that creep up in the agriculture world. Before you get […] Read more
The author as a young CB radio enthusiast.
Columns

Raised on the radio

A farm kid gets married and reflects on her life-long
place as a part of the farming community

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At harvest, whatever cab I happen to find myself in is my cocoon of creature comforts. I have my beverages — both caffeinating and lubricating; my snacks for both sustenance and entertainment; a phone which connects me to the outside world by letting me talk to friends and neighbours with a few finger taps or […] Read more
Investing for tough times ahead
Columns, Guarding Wealth

Investing for tough times ahead

Guarding Wealth: When you have to change your strategy from “making money” to “not losing money”

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We are coming to the end of the longest bond bull market in history, a 32-year trend of falling interest rates and rising bond returns. Marked by a final decade of global stagnation and, recently, inflation rates virtually at the doorstep of deflation, the next step is expected to be a small rise in short […] Read more
Farmer walking toward combine.
Columns

Be safe about your safety liability

Reporter's Notebook: Discussions of Alberta’s Bill 6 have left Prairie farmers concerned about their liability

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As I write this, Bill 6 has passed its third reading in Alberta. That legislation will make workers’ compensation mandatory for paid farm employees, and subject Alberta farms to Occupational Health and Safety regulations. I hope a look at Manitoba’s situation will shed some light on the safety issues Albertans should start thinking about, and […] Read more
holding canola seeds
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Think of disease when choosing canola seed

Agronomy tips... from the field

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We all know that top-end yield is ultimately what drives canola seed selections, because that’s what pays your bills. That’s why I’d encourage you to look at last year’s Canola Performance Trials, provincial seed guides and any public trials to get the fullest picture of how a hybrid has performed. Look at several years of […] Read more

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