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Man Suffering From Back Pain Whilst Gardening
FarmLife

Low back pain common in farmers

High incidences due to the mix of manual labour and seated positions in most ag jobs

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Low back pain — one of the world’s most prevalent musculoskeletal complaints. A study done in 2010 estimated that 21.7 billion people are affected globally per year from some form of low back pain, usually attributed to a work-related cause. The highest relative risk factor, according to the study, was agriculture-related work. Not surprising, given […] Read more
The 2017 competitors in the Canadian Truck King Challenge.
Machinery

How do the newest pickups compare?

Judges at the 2017 Canadian Truck King Challenge rate the competition

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The Canadian Truck King Challenge is an annual event where automotive journalists get together to evaluate the current pickup truck offerings from all brands. This year we had a field of 11 pickup trucks, falling into four classes: midsize, half ton, three-quarter ton and one-ton trucks. All pickups are tested in the same way, by […] Read more
All trucks were driven along the same predetermined route so judges could more accurately compare them.
Machinery

PHOTOS: The competitors: 2017 truck lineup

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The Canadian Truck King Challenge is an annual event where automotive journalists get together to evaluate the current pickup truck offerings from all brands. This year offered a field of 11 pickup trucks, falling into four classes: midsize, half ton, three-quarter ton and one-ton trucks.
Columns

Farm Financial Planner: Tax planning critical for farm widow

More paperwork leads to lower taxes for this farm widow and her adult children

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A couple we’ll call Lisa and Herbert emigrated to Canada 34 years ago. They left a small farm in England and bought a 1,120 acre farm in central Manitoba. With their children, a daughter, now 51, and a son, now 48, they ran a mixed grain and beef operation. Herbert passed away in 2010. Lisa, […] Read more
Columns

Concern about public concerns

Farmers don't generally trust urban views. This won't help us move forward

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Recently I was elected president of the Stanley Agricultural Society. The nomination shocked me. The election results also shocked me. It was my first time being the subject of a vote. I sat there, looking around at Society members cast their ballots. My leg was jumping. My heart was pounding. I was sweating. I already […] Read more
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Crops, Markets, Reuters

Struggling U.S. farm sector faces new threat as TPP dies

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Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to back out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, a US$62 billion market for U.S. farmers, provides a fresh threat to a slumping agricultural economy that has grown increasingly dependent on exports. Agricultural groups expressed disappointment over the move and urged the new administration to […] Read more
Reporter. Taking notes. Media interview.
Columns

Reporter’s Notebook: Tips for safely managing ag reporters

Some tips on how to talk to reporters, and why you might want to in the first place

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Last spring I wrote a column designed to scare all of you from ever talking to a reporter. If you’ve run into a pack of farm reporters at a field day, you’ll know why I felt compelled to warn you. (Just kidding, we’re okay). I thought I’d start the New Year with a couple more […] Read more

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