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Managing your own needs and the needs of your spouse is the dance of work/life balance.

Froese: Farmers need to find time for family

There are lots of creative solutions, if you’re willing to put your mind to it

By Elaine Froese November 3, 2023

Back in 1987, before some of you reading this were born, I was asked to write about balancing work and family. It’s now 2023, and the same questions come from my audiences around key challenges like how to achieve work/life balance or how to get more family time on the farm. The dance between work […] Read more

General, Weather

Long-range outlook points to warmer winter

Odds less likely for Prairies next three months

By GFM Network News October 31, 2023

MarketsFarm — Warmer than normal temperatures are expected across nearly all of Canada this winter, with average precipitation for most of the agricultural areas of the Prairies. The latest long-range seasonal forecast from Environment Canada, released Tuesday, calls for a 40 per cent chance of above-normal temperatures from November through January across most of Alberta, […] Read more

Silhouette of a bat and reeds at nightfall in the Ria de Aveiro.

Features

VIDEO: Making Prairies less scary for bat habitat

Bats can feast on field pests from suitable haunts

By Grainews Staff October 31, 2023

Having a healthy bat population is not going to be a straight substitute for a strong integrated pest management system on the farm, but as University of Winnipeg bat expert Dr. Craig Willis explains, the potential benefits of having them around can’t be overlooked.

General, Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Warmer air not in the cards

Issued Oct. 29, covering Oct. 29 to Nov. 1

By Daniel Bezte, GFM Network News October 30, 2023

The forecast for this period has been playing out pretty close to what the weather models were predicting, but with a few small differences. For Alberta, the forecasted upper ridge does not look like it will get nearly as strong as originally forecasted as a strong northwesterly flow helps to flatten the ridge. This means […] Read more

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada to boost carbon tax rebate for rural areas

Will also pause carbon tax on home heating oil for three years

By GFM Network News October 28, 2023

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a three-year carbon tax exemption for home heating oil and higher carbon tax rebates for people in rural areas, measures he said were intended to bring relief amid soaring costs of living. Trudeau’s Liberal government has implemented a price on carbon to combat […] Read more

Machinery, Trucks & UTV

Stellantis teams new aftermarket parts line with Mopar

The bproauto line is a new source for pickup truck and other vehicle parts

By Scott Garvey October 27, 2023

Any longtime Dodge enthusiast — or any automotive enthusiast, for that matter — will immediately recognize the Mopar name. Chrysler merged the words “MOtor” and “PARts” together in 1937 as a trade name for its line of antifreeze. In the 85 years since, Mopar came to be synonymous with high performance parts through the 1970s, […] Read more

Granddaughter Emily and her new husband, AJ, pose with Christopher for a family photo following their wedding on a lovely September afternoon.

Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Great gathering for granddaughter’s wedding

Rancher's Diary: Firewood pile is ready for the winter ahead

By Heather Smith Thomas October 26, 2023

September 7 Last week we moved some big bales in our upper stack that was leaning over into the bushes toward the creek. We stacked them on the end of the smaller stack, reconfigured the black plastic covering and put deer mesh around them to keep the deer out. Emily’s wedding was Friday — marrying […] Read more

File photo of laker vessels navigating the Welland Canal. (JonathanNicholls/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops, Markets

Seaway strike backs up Ontario grain

Prairie grain may follow suit if strike backs up traffic via Thunder Bay, GFO warns

By GFM Network News October 26, 2023

The nature of eastern Canadian grain logistics, and a strike by St. Lawrence Seaway workers who operate the system’s canals, will see cascading impacts across the system if the situation isn’t resolved quickly, according to Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. Unifor workers in both Ontario and Quebec walked off the job Sunday […] Read more

The Svartsengi geothermal power plant in Iceland. An overlooked alternative energy source is geothermal. With its volcanic environment, Iceland produces 20 per cent of its electricity with geothermal.

Columns

Investing opportunities in alternative energy

Why can’t we have a rational debate in search of pragmatic goals?

By Herman VanGenderen October 24, 2023

Some of my past writings may have left you with the impression I exhibit Luddite-like attitudes toward new sources of cleaner energy. That wouldn’t be an accurate impression as I have been investing in alternative energy for a long time. I simply wish there was a more fact-based, rational discussion on the pros and cons. […] Read more

Crops

Seed regulation consultation results released

CFIA 'anticipates' more consultations this winter

By GFM Network News October 23, 2023

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is getting closer to updating its seed regulations. On Monday, the agency released a “What We Heard” report summarizing the responses of 315 individuals and groups who participated in an online survey from Feb. 15 to May 1. The CFIA is looking to update seed regulations to “reduce complexity, protect […] Read more

Daily Network News

Despite cheaper land costs, Canadian farmers at slight revenue disadvantage to U.S.

Feed grain weekly: Western Canadian barley bids seasonally firm

China’s Q1 pork output up 4.2 per cent from a year earlier, lags expectations

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