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How to prevent insecticide resistance from developing on your farm
It doesn’t happen often on the Prairies but when it does product overuse is often to blame

Foaling begins as calving season ends
There’s always some ups and downs, but fortunately more ‘ups’

Canadiana classics — Part 2: Rhubarb, a great spring fever tonic
Most Prairie gardens have a patch of rhubarb and it is one of the first plants to emerge in the spring
Most Prairie gardens have a patch of rhubarb and it is one of the first plants to emerge in the spring
Few ingredients say “Canada” — or spring — as insistently as rhubarb. Rhubarb thrives in cool climates and is among the first plants to emerge in spring. My mom has a rhubarb patch, like most Prairie gardeners. She can’t keep up with it once it hits its stride, so I am the lucky beneficiary. The […] Read more
Unexpected trips and falls are major causes of injury
To help prevent this try these exercises to build awareness of the feet

When it’s hard to honour Mom what can I do?
When you’re feeling stuck in your relationship here’s some suggestions

Can the F-150 handle extreme cold?
Ford heads to Alaska to test its electric pickup in extreme temperatures

Be prepared for an animal disease outbreak
Hopefully, infectious diseases don’t appear in Canada but the industry needs to have a plan in place
Hopefully, infectious diseases don’t appear in Canada but the industry needs to have a plan in place
If there ever is a foreign animal disease outbreak in Canada, we all know it could be devastating to the industry. Contagious pathogens such as foot and mouth in bovines, sheep and swine, or African Swine Fever (ASF) in pigs, can cost individual producers in lost production and animal deaths, as well as closing the […] Read more
Food crisis fuels fears of protectionism compounding shortages

Information on planting carrot seeds and some varieties to try
Plus, how to make tomato dust and how to use it
