Dames On The Range

This is definitely not our momma s social club. The slogan adopted by Alberta s Dames on the Range is about as straightforward as they are if you re expecting to come out to rural Alberta for crumpets and tea, think again. What you re more likely to be doing is fixing fence, driving cattle […] Read more

Not Sure What To Be For Halloween?

I trust my family to do anything any- for me. If I m hungry, they feed me, if I m dirty, they clean me and if I m sad, they hug me. It doesn t get much better than that, does it? However, I can now with blinding certainty strike one task from the list. […] Read more


Don’t Even Think About Not Dating Your Mate

This past August as I was celebrating my sister s milestone birthday in New York City I came across the parking sign which read, Don t even THINK of parking here! That pretty much sums up the attitude of folks in the Big Apple. In the past year I ve met with some disappointed men […] Read more

Project Shows Overgrazing Causes Damage

A forage project undertaken by the South East Research Farm (SERF) in Redvers, Saskatchewan is demonstrating that heavily grazed pastures can lead to permanent damage. The 2010 Fairlight Grazing Project showed the negative effects of overgrazing by dividing a section of southeast Saskatchewan land into six paddocks. Two paddocks were planted with a sainfoin- alfalfa-meadow […] Read more


Crossroad Farms Raises Quality Cattle

The name Crossroad Farms is synonymous with quality Simmental livestock in Saskatchewan. Whether looking for replacements or breeding stock for a purebred or commercial herd, the name Crossroad Farms is often a referral. Gerald and Laurie Woytiuk began farming in 1973. Their yard site was located in the corner of the home quarter close to […] Read more

How To Train A Chicken

Who says chickens are dumb? A funny thing happened this morning that makes me wonder if maybe chickens are just pretending to be dumb so that we don t expect too much of them. We have always had chickens around on our farm. We occasionally raise broilers for ourselves and a few neighbours so that […] Read more



Tried-And-True Recipe

Well howdy again Grainewsreaders. So glad to have you join me. How s your summer been? I m a good listener if you d like to share something, or as I say to some of my friends come on now, spill the beans. Also with this issue, some pictures of seldom-seen plants grown by Sheri […] Read more


Why Farmers Love Carrots

Tomorrow at the farmers’ market I hope to find some garden-fresh carrots, seeing how my garden this year is one big patch of compost. Farmers love carrots don’t you know? They dangle one for years in front of the next generation, so to keep the young folks guessing when they will become part owners, and […] Read more

Back-To-School Tips

This year, for the first time in 18 years, I don’t have anyone going back to school. It feels very strange. Luckily, though, we have some youngsters in our life who are just starting out and it has been fun to “relive” when my children were small. It just doesn’t seem that long ago that […] Read more