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Crops, Weather

What we know about how wildfire smoke affects Prairie crops

Impacts depend on smoke quantity, plant progress, surrounding weather conditions

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With nearly 100 active wildfires across the three Prairie provinces at this writing, farmers don’t have to go far to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what this year’s crops will experience is a more complicated matter. If you’ve got time for some reading right now, here we’ve gathered […] Read more
Imagine breathing in via the feet or seat, up the body and down the body, out via the same anchor point.
Columns, Farm Life

In the present tense

Fit to Farm: Stretching isn’t necessarily the answer for tight muscles

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Tension is a precursor to conditions such as anxiety, pain, sleep issues and many other health complaints — and is an important early symptom to acknowledge and for which to seek support.
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What are you doing with my information?

Agronomy and the Law: Are you prepared to answer that question from a farming client?

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With the increasing development and usage of precision agriculture and technological advances in the agriculture industry, farmers are experiencing huge increases in productivity, efficiency and profitability. These innovations include the industry’s development of software applications to manage farm data, sensors on implements, drones, precision machinery and GPS technology, to name a few. With this rise […] Read more
Preparing against the worst can set farms up for safety success.
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What would your farm look like without you?

For Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, get your family members and employees involved in safety planning

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If you were to go missing, get laid up with an injury or pass away unexpectedly, how would your family or employees handle your absence?
Pelvic rocking (yoga mat optional).
Columns, Farm Life

Maintain your pelvic floor function

Fit to Farm: These muscles help keep our posture and vital organs where they belong

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An often-overlooked source of common complaints like back pain, hip pain and fatigue lies in the hard-to-access soft tissues of our pelvic floor — the soft tissues within the inner bowl of our pelvic bones.
Build strength to prevent hand pain
Columns, Farm Life

Build strength to prevent hand pain

Fit to Farm: Pain in the hands is a common problem — but don’t write it off as normal

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Many hand issues actually originate in the tissues higher up in the arm. To keep our hands functioning well, we need to care for our shoulders and neck too.

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