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This photo shows Earl Christiansen at the Shaunavon site in 2006. Earl and I had gone to check out the site after 24 years. Farmer Bruce Poppy left the patch of grass as we suggested and left our nest of piezometers. The “deep” 53-foot piezometer has since started to flow but not enough to cause flooding, so it is OK. In this case “deep” was 53 feet.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: How deep is deep?

Let us stretch your brain

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Thanks to readers for your book orders and kind notes of encouragement about my column. A recurring comment from readers is they appreciate the “thought provoking” ideas. Over many years of writing, there have been many articles that just provide facts and figures and specific recommendations for crop and soil conditions. However, some are designed […] Read more
Columns, Hart Attacks

Are we going somewhere in a handbasket?

I thought the government was looking after us but maybe I had the wrong country

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Where did everybody go? One of the mysteries that has confused me in recent months as we sorta, somewhat, maybe turn the corner on this COVID thing is where did all the workers go? I’m sure it is as noticeable on the farm or in rural communities as much as it is in the city. […] Read more
Outside of speculative fervor, numbers count
Columns

Outside of speculative fervor, numbers count

How tech giants Amazon and Shopify stack up against Linamar

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This is the third installment of my series on comparative company analysis. For this column, I’m looking at two “hot” tech companies, Amazon (AMZN) and Shopify (SHOP) and contrasting them with an old school Canadian industrial company Linamar (LNR), which has an agricultural connection through the ownership of MacDon. My analysis was done in late […] Read more
This map shows the soil zones of the Canadian Prairies and the corresponding wheat yields and water use.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Palliser’s famous triangle and soil zones of the Prairie provinces

Let's get back to basics

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The map, “Soil Zones of the Canadian Prairies,” in this article is the fold-out frontispiece of Henry’s Handbook of Soil and Water. The soil zones are actually soil climatic zones. The long-term climate is written in the topsoil of the various soil zones. The soil zones have been the framework within which agronomic recommendations have […] Read more
Economic and ecological benefits of annual forages
Crops, Forages, Wheat & Chaff

Economic and ecological benefits of annual forages

Q & A with an expert

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Q: What can I do with my unseeded acres now the weather is more favourable?  A: Flooding and drought at seeding time are common situations that may lead to acres being unseeded to previously planned high-value crops. While crop insurance can provide varying levels of compensation for acres unseeded to long-season cash crops, sometimes opportunities […] Read more
Dave, Gurleen and Adam (l-r) are three farmers looking for the partner of their dreams on a new television show called, Farming For Love.
Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Love on the farm 

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Hello, there! You’ve seen my byline for the last year or so in various pages of Grainews, ever since I started working here as an associate editor, but this is my first time writing in this space. I’m filling in for Grainews editor extraordinaire, Kari Belanger, who’s taking a well-deserved break after a hectic winter/spring […] Read more
A durable plan to pass on the farm
Columns

A durable plan to pass on the farm

The eldest child takes over the farm while siblings receive profits as shareholders of the farm corporation

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In south-central Manitoba, a farmer we’ll call Ralph, 48, and his wife, who we’ll call Susie, 46, have three children ages 13, 14 and 18. Ralph and Susie want to retire in 17 years, when Ralph is 65. The plan is for the eldest son, who we’ll call Parker, to take over the farm. It’s […] Read more
Wrapping up this highly irregular seeding season with a final barley crop.
Columns

Better late than never

For the 2022 seeding season that about sums things up

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I am writing this on my phone while seeding our last field. It’s June 9 and this is the latest I’ve ever seeded a crop. I’m seeding barley on a 90-acre parcel in the Red River Valley. I have exactly four minutes and five seconds of writing time between turns at each end of the […] Read more
News, Wheat & Chaff

Safety days aim to keep farm kids safe and healthy

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Progressive Agriculture Foundation (PAF) Safety Days are an educational initiative designed to make farm and ranch life safer and healthier for children and their communities. The program provides training and resources for local communities to conduct one-day safety and health programs, with age-appropriate activities that are hands-on, fun and safe for children.  At the PAF […] Read more

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