Wheat & Chaff

Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther has been using her free time to write a book. It’s a mystery novel, set in small-town Saskatchewan. She’s finished a draft, printed it out, and now she’s been awarded second place in the Saskatchewan Writers Guild’s annual John V. Hicks contest. If you’re not a Saskatchewan writer, you won’t […] Read more

My husband whisked me away for a spring getaway last week. A leisurely, romantic drive, then a hotel. I know. Hard to believe. A grain farmer? Away from the farm, overnight? In the middle of spring seeding? Especially this year, with such cold weather and a late start. And Brad only had 230 acres in […] Read more

So far this spring, with each issue of Grainews I’ve used this space to say something like, “I’m sure the weather will be back in shape before you read this.” But the weather continues to ignore the calendar. This morning I sent my little boy to kindergarten in a snowsuit — at the end of […] Read more

Here are four things I dread about April. 1. Becoming a single mom All farms are different. But generally, on grain farms, April marks the time of year when farmers boot things into high gear. Many farmers that had flexible schedules and reasonable work days all winter are suddenly putting in long hours and organizing their […] Read more

The #$@% thing took a #$%& run at me!” My husband was okay, just a little shaken up. All that barking Our dog had been barking at night — all night — for about two weeks. Loudly. On and on. Just outside our bedroom window. We’d get up, go to the window, look outside. Nothing […] Read more

When they remember that our little boy is old enough to head off to kindergarten, our city friends’ first questions are usually: “Will he have to go on the bus?” “How long will have to be on the bus?” and, “Are you okay with him going on the bus?” When I tell them that that […] Read more