Happy Mother’s Day From Farmlife

Do you have a story about a farm or home-based business? How about some household management tips? Does someone in the family have a special-diet need? Share some of your recipes and some meal ideas. Send them to FarmLife, 1666 Dublin Ave., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0H1. Phone 1-800- 665-0502 or email [email protected]. Please remember we […] Read more

Consumers — Meet Your Farmer

With one click of a button, consumers can be viewing the very field where their salad oil was grown. And, they can meet the farmer who produced it, learning about his farming practices and his agricultural philosophy. “Your Farmer — Colin,” reads the web page that comes up after entering a code found on a […] Read more


The Perils Of Overeating…

This carb queen loves her mashed potatoes. Truth be told, I have a burning lust for almost anything that’s classified a carbohydrate. Confession: I still make tracks in my mashed potatoes with a fork,plant my corn and butter in the grooves, cover them up, drop my head and get to work making it disappear. With […] Read more

Ted Shares Timely Tips

So much to tell myGrainews readers. So many letters with tips to share and uses for duct tape aren’t among them. If you sent in an entry for the Singing Gardener draws but didn’t win anything, your name may still appear on this page, so don’t be surprised. You are awesome people, generous at sharing […] Read more


Crippled By Fear Of Court

Their faces were contorted with fear as I spoke about the importance of a well-crafted will. At the lunch break the farm woman confessed that her husband was being sued by five greedy siblings, under the guise of taking care of a demented dad’s interests. I asked quietly if they had a good agricultural lawyer, […] Read more

Gather Up The Supplies And Start Crafting

Colouring real eggs for Easter is a favourite family tradition but we also enjoy making paper crafts to decorate our house. For people with smaller children this option can also be less messy than working with eggs and dye. STAINED GLASS PAPER EGGS Supplies: Enough construction paper for the amount of eggs you make — […] Read more


Love, Respect And Acceptance

A new daughter-in-law asked… “How long do you have to be married before you get to be family?” This powerful question is part of Jolene Brown’s new book Sometimes you need more than an 2 x 4!… how to tips to successfully grow a family business. Jolene Brown and I are friends and colleagues. We […] Read more

Are There Merits To Intercropping?

Increasing yields by planting two crops in one field has consistently worked for one southeast Saskatchewan farmer. However, the results were not replicated in a field trial conducted by the Indian Head Agricultural Research Foundation (IHARF) in 2010. Research manager Chris Holzapfel said he believes there are merits to intercropping, but the study IHARF conducted […] Read more



Get More Efficiency Out Of Your Vehicle

With the rising cost of fuel, you’ll be looking for ways to make your vehicle more efficient. “People will often choose a gas station if the fuel prices are a few cents less there than at a similar station,” says Carl Pedersen, North Dakota State University Extension Service energy educator, “but they overlook the savings […] Read more