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Sudden shifts from springlike temperatures to bone-chilling cold this winter called for a check on your stored grain, Anne Kirk says.
Crops, Features, Weather

Avoid grain spoilage when temperatures get wild

Consider your bins when the weather swings from extreme cold to unseasonably warm

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Glacier FarmMedia — With unusually high temperatures interrupted by two deep freezes, it’s been a challenging winter for grain storage on the Prairies, requiring diligence to protect stored crop. Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, advises aeration and vigilant monitoring of bin moisture and temperature. The latter is particularly important when outside temperatures […] Read more
farm workshop
Machinery

Tips for setting up a farm workshop

Create a more efficient and safer workshop environment

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Anyone who’s spent time working in a commercial mechanical shop will almost certainly have walked over to the first aid kit a few times to bandage a cut — or worse. And more than a few will have even made a trip to the emergency ward on occasion. A farm workshop is no exception. In […] Read more
Farm equipment built for sale into markets outside of North America will not likely conform to engineering standards here. Importing these machines may cost producers much more than they expected over the long term.
Equipment, Machinery

Shop in ‘grey market’ at your own risk

Importing machines built for sale outside North America not advisable, Farmers’ Advocate says

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Several years ago, my neighbour sold his farm to a Dutch farmer who wanted to move his operation to Canada. That immigrating farmer brought much of his European equipment with him when he arrived. It was a kind of novelty to see an unfamiliar tractor design working in a Canadian field. However, despite the fact […] Read more
a person experiencing shouder pain
Columns, Farm Life

Movements for healthy shoulders

Proper breathing mechanics and exercise help keep the upper spine loose

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Farmers often come to me complaining of pain and fatigue between the shoulder blades. This is an especially important area for humans as the shoulders are the core of our arms, in a sense. It’s not surprising that they are a common area of complaint, just as the low back is a common area of […] Read more
In rare instances people are born with the sciatic nerve travelling through the piriformis muscle, meaning a greater likelihood of sciatica symptoms.
Farm Life

Sciatica, the proverbial pain in the butt

Overcoming it means paying attention to how you move and how you face stress

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A common complaint I see in my clinic is sciatica. Sciatica can be a blanket diagnosis for pain in the hip, buttocks and down the leg. It’s labelled “sciatica” because often the sciatic nerve — a nerve that exits at the base of your spine and travels down the back of your legs, can be […] Read more
Ian gets to know his new baby sister Anna.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

Eppich family welcomes a baby girl

Cold temperatures a challenge for the ranch and keeping vehicles going

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January had a few surprises for us. Our newest addition was due on Jan. 4. Being that he/she was our fourth child and all but our first son came between eight and 10 days early, we were expecting a Christmas baby. On Christmas Day, Barb had a Christmas dinner for us and Gregory’s siblings. After […] Read more
Would you be able to sit with your thoughts and feelings just a while to consider how you are aging and managing in place on your farm?
Columns, Farm Life

Being an emotionally strong farm parent

Strong-willed and independent people might consider a self-coaching approach

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Tis the season of farm meetings, where the speakers will talk about business and “keeping the emotion” out of business using data to make concrete decisions. I don’t debate this approach for grain marketing, but I highly doubt stuffing emotions on the farm creates clarity of expectations or happy outcomes. Recently I met Carolyn Stern, […] Read more

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