The problem with separatism lies in a suggestion advanced by many avowed separatists: that the people of the West are rooted in culture and values the rest of Canada doesn’t share and/or refuses to understand.
Columns
Editor’s Rant: Canada’s fortune cookie
There’s more we all have in common than not
Accelerate milk replacer programs for higher heifer gains
Dairy Corner: Milk replacer is expensive, but feeding more still makes sense to grow larger, healthier heifers
Milk replacer is expensive, but feeding more still makes sense to grow larger, healthier heifers
Finally, some much needed rain
Eppich News: At the ranch, a new fencing project balances cropland and pasture
The Eppich family digs into the summer creating new fence and waiting for rain for pastures and crops.
Catching a landscape before it crashes
Using simulations to study landscape resilience
A University of Manitoba soil scientist is using AI and satellite data to explore how Prairie landscapes respond to long-term stress — and how they bounce back.
Being proactive in storage, handling key to grain safety
Farm Safety: Canola is particularly susceptible to spoilage in storage
A key reason people become trapped in grain is because the stored product has gone out-of-condition. Put the other way, if the grain is in good condition, the less likely you are to have to enter the bin in the first place.
Summer brings a cherry jubilee
First We Eat: Direct off the tree or baked into desserts, the fruit is rich in both flavour and nutrients
Seeing this year’s fresh Okanagan cherries being unpacked at the local farmers’ market, in the wake of a disastrous 2024 growing season in that region of British Columbia, was a magical moment.
‘Sustainable’ versus ‘regenerative’ agriculture
Practical Research: Defining these terms in a farming context can be confusing to each and all of us
It seems there is confusion between the terms “sustainable” and “regenerative” as applied to agriculture. Both are even perceived, in some instances, as forms of organic farming.
Lee Hart: Out of the ashes of retirement
Hart Attacks: Lee Hart dusts off the keyboard
Lee Hart is dusting off the keyboard and coming out of retirement to revive the Hart Attacks column that many Grainews readers might remember.
Where in the world are the best investment opportunities?
Investing for Fun and Profit: When looking beyond Canada and the U.S., the data tells the story
I remain concerned about both the TSX and S&P 500 from valuation, political and economic standpoints, making it worthwhile to look also toward other countries.
Prepare your farm family for the storm before it happens
Farm Family Coach: Look for ways to strengthen resilience in peaceful times
The trust-building work done during calm days can help a farm team create a strong and united front, ensuring that when the inevitable challenges arise, we are ready to face them together.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
