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Prairie Palate: A recipe for Swedish meatballs

By 2011 more than 152,000 people living in the Prairies claimed Swedish heritage

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On a recent trip to Sweden, of course I had to try meatballs. Here on the Prairies, Swedish meatballs seem to represent the culinary tradition of an entire nation that sent so many sons and daughters to Western Canada in pioneer times. And it’s good to know that Swedish meatballs are still popular in their […] Read more
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FarmLife

Elaine Froese wants to keep families and farms healthy

Newest book takes on an issue not often dealt with – the in-laws

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My concern is divorce. Within a few miles’ radius of our farm there are so many divorces. And these aren’t all young people. Some are 20- and 40-year marriages.” Elaine Froese is tired. She’s just come home from a speaking tour and is heading to the U.S. for another gig, but as she speaks, the […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

France moves toward all-out ban on neonics

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Paris | Reuters — French lawmakers approved plans for a total ban on some widely used pesticides blamed for harming bees, going beyond European Union restrictions in a fierce debate that has pitched farmers and chemical firms against beekeepers and green groups. The EU limited the use of neonicotinoid chemicals, produced by companies including Bayer […] Read more
Just how deadly is not knowing?
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Just how deadly is not knowing?

Make sure you know the emergency operating procedures for all of your machinery

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Safety plans. Safety orientation. Training. Tail gate talks. SOPs (standard operating procedures). It is all so important in being a safe farm. A safe business. But how deadly is it really not knowing? In a word: very. Any number of things can go wrong, and quickly, in a farming operation. Especially “in season” when people […] Read more
Don’t skip the standard operating procedure
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Don’t skip the standard operating procedure

Not everyone is comfortable developing standard operating procedures. Get over it

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Winter can be a great time for planning, and safety planning should be included. Many producers have done environmental farm plans and have done safety plans. The next piece of the complex farm safety puzzle is one that is often is in the “assumed” category. The dreaded SOP (standard operating procedure). Why dreaded? Because of […] Read more
Safety plans specific to your farm
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Safety plans specific to your farm

Don't ignore the danger zones. Make your farm safety match the reality on your farm

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Farming today is much different than it was in the past. The vast array of knowledge and access to information can be overwhelming. The temptation to use a template and do the “bare minimum” for a farm safety plan is great. There is also a temptation to skim the safety-related materials provided with chemicals, equipment […] Read more
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Columns, Crops

Think twice before expanding your farm operation

Bigger or better? Sometimes it makes more sense to stay the size you are

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Attending or speaking at conferences, meetings and seminars over the last few weeks I have had the opportunity to have numerous discussions with producers on a multitude of topics. Most of the discussions centered around what is going to happen in grain markets, what should they seed and when should they price their grain. As […] Read more

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