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This temperature from January 2019 is more the norm than what we've been experiencing on the Prairies so far in 2020-2021.

Editor’s Column: Below-normal temperatures forecast for spring

By Kari Belanger February 2, 2021

Rain in southern Manitoba in January? Many days of above-zero temperatures in Winnipeg from December to the third week of January? What is going on here? I have never experienced such warm temperatures at this time of year. The screengrab of my phone above — taken January 2019 — is more what I’m used to. […] Read more

Table 1: Canadians (2,903 in total) were asked to rate their level of trust towards a number of food system stakeholders on several topics, across all areas, Canadians have the most trust in farmers.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: How to debunk misinformation

By Kari Belanger January 19, 2021

There’s no one better placed to tell the story of food production in Canada than farmers. According to an annual survey on public trust and confidence in Canada’s food system, Canadians have the most trust in farmers when asked to rate trust levels toward a variety of food system stakeholders. The report’s fifth edition, 2020 […] Read more

Michelle Cederberg is a health and productivity expert and professional coach. She gave a virtual presentation at the 2020 Advancing Women in Agriculture Conference last November about her Success-Energy Equation, which is meant to help drive higher levels of success.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: New year, new tools. How to drive your success in 2021

By Kari Belanger January 5, 2021

Happy New Year! And, welcome, 2021! I have never looked forward to a new year more than this one. It’s the end of December and I’m thinking about what’s ahead. I love this time of year because it’s full of potential and good intentions. It’s the time I consider what I want to achieve over […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Take care of your No. 1 resource on the farm — you

By Kari Belanger December 3, 2020

By this time of the year, under normal circumstances, I’ll have travelled to a few fall tradeshows, conferences or events. It’s not all business at these meetings, I look forward to catching up with friends and acquaintances and meeting new people in our industry. I always come away from these events feeling recharged, connected with […] Read more

Reg Alspach’s Massey-Harris 55 tractor model is about 6.5 inches wide by 6.5 inches tall and 11 inches long.

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s column: Can you help solve the mystery of the Massey-Harris 55 model?

By Kari Belanger September 25, 2020

After reading a story about a Massey-Harris 55 tractor in the Feb. 24, 2015, issue of Grainews, Reg Alspach was inspired to put pen to paper and write about his Massey-Harris 55. The feature in Grainews, written by former machinery editor Scott Garvey, was about a Saskatchewan-based, Massey-Harris 55 owner named Frank Paul, who restored […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: What you can do now to mitigate the risks and challenges associated with later harvests

By Kari Belanger July 15, 2020

Does this fall harvest scenario seem familiar to you — the crop is a little tough so the farmer thinks he or she will wait a week to see what the weather does in hopes of taking the crop off dry. And then the bad weather rolls in. Now the farmer is stuck because the […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Ag in Motion goes digital with the launch of Discovery Plus

By Kari Belanger June 3, 2020

Many of the events you and I would be attending this year — crop plot tours, conferences and outdoor farm shows — for the latest production tips, equipment, demonstrations and product launches have been cancelled, and in a few cases rescheduled to a future date yet to be announced. Furthermore, meetings normally held in person […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Seeding great ideas

By Kari Belanger May 21, 2020

One of the highlights of being the editor of Grainews is hearing from you through phone calls, emails and social media. I have appreciated your well-wishes, insights, suggestions, feedback and ideas for future stories. I’ve picked out a few examples to share with you. A southern Alberta farmer emailed me this month to suggest there […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Agriculture is getting the job done

By Kari Belanger April 30, 2020

As the health and economic crisis deepens in Canada and around the world, food security, production and the value chains that support the agriculture industry have moved into the spotlight. A food crisis added to this pandemic would cause even more suffering here and abroad. During this time of increased focus on agriculture, I have […] Read more

Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Column: Somebody pinch me… I must be dreaming

By Kari Belanger March 30, 2020

Hello Grainews readers! My name is Kari Belanger and I’m so thrilled to be taking over from Leeann Minogue as editor of Grainews. It happens to be one of my favourite agricultural publications, so being its editor and its champion is particularly important to me. I have known Leeann since she took on the role […] Read more

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Editor’s Column: Below-normal temperatures forecast for spring

Editor’s Column: How to debunk misinformation

Editor’s Column: New year, new tools. How to drive your success in 2021

Editor’s Column: Take care of your No. 1 resource on the farm — you

Editor’s column: Can you help solve the mystery of the Massey-Harris 55 model?

Editor’s Column: What you can do now to mitigate the risks and challenges associated with later harvests

Editor’s Column: Ag in Motion goes digital with the launch of Discovery Plus

Editor’s Column: Seeding great ideas

Editor’s Column: Agriculture is getting the job done

Editor’s Column: Somebody pinch me… I must be dreaming

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