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Columns, Crops

There’s always more to learn

Toban Dyck is all in, learning what he needs to know about farming at full speed

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I didn’t think to turn on the bin fans last night. I needed to be told. And when my dad asked what I’d be growing next year, it completely escaped me that fall is when I should make that decision. Jamie and I have been on the farm for six years; land renters for nearly […] Read more
Linda and Wade Parkinson farm about an hour northwest of Saskatoon. 
They are transitioning their farm to their daughter and son-in-law.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: The Wasmuths

This is the story of Neil and Misty Wasmuth, and Misty’s parents, Wade and Linda

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more
Jason Craig and his wife Jenn with their two children, Jayden and Jemma.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: The Craigs

This is the story of Jason Craig and 
his family farm, near Delburne, Alta.

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, farmers are more […] Read more
Mom, Heather Eppich and son Joseph, saddled up for a ride.
Cattleman’s Corner, FarmLife, Livestock

Breeding season begins

With moisture to help the grass, cows and bulls head out to pasture

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May turned out to be a warm month. We were lucky enough to get several rainstorms toward the end of May and beginning of June — very happy to get the much-needed moisture. On May 12 our last Bannerlane heifer calved. There was only one foot presented so we put her in the maternity pen […] Read more
Ruth Bitner encourages people to get out and explore Saskatchewan.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Saskatchewan woman explores the province

Aim was to visit cities, towns, hamlets and ghost towns

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Ruth Bitner has two large road maps of Saskatchewan attached to a bulletin board in her home. One is covered in pins — 961 of them, to be exact — each marking a city, town, village or hamlet she has visited. The other map has only about 60 pins — the communities she has yet to visit. […] Read more
Robbie and Vickie Ripplinger’s four girls play a huge role in making the farm run smoothly.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: Vickie and Robbie Ripplinger

Vickie and Robbie Ripplinger are raising 
four girls on their family farm

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, Prairie farmers are […] Read more
Robert Ellis, his wife Kaylie Ellis and their son Rixten live west of Elrose, Saskatchewan.
Crops, Features

Meet your farming neighbours: Robert Ellis

Every farm has a story. Here’s the story of one in west-central Saskatchewan

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Every farm has its own story. No two farms (or farmers) are exactly alike. Everyone got started in a different way, and every farm has a different combination of family and hired staff who make the decisions and keep things running. But, in general, even after you consider all of the details, Prairie farmers are […] Read more
Emotional agility during harvest
FarmLife

Emotional agility during harvest

This means if you have troubling thoughts or emotions you can still act in a way 
that serves how you most want to live

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I love harvest. The golden glow of waving wheat, the meals in the fields, and the joy of everyone on the farm team working hard to “get ’er done!” 2017 is a stressful harvest for the folks suffering from drought, the after-effects of the 2016 delayed harvest, and a myriad of other issues. Regardless of […] Read more
Boys on hay bale
Farm Life, FarmLife

Is the farm a healthier place to grow up on?

Prairie Palate: Get Well Soon Meat Loaf

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As we head into the winter cold season, I am feeling quite smug. I rarely get colds. I have no allergies and a stomach as impervious as a cast iron pan. I attribute the healthy state of my immune system to growing up on a farm. Mucking about in the garden, eating bugs and dirt, […] Read more
Farm life tension audit — time to fix your stress mess
FarmLife

Farm life tension audit — time to fix your stress mess

Complete this checklist to see how you could help fix your tension this year

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Recently Mike Lipkin offered me a checklist of champions, and it encouraged me to think about being more intentional about identifying how to be a champion. Here is another checklist of what might be creating tension on our farms when you don’t feel like a champion! Take a few moments for self-care and self-awareness to […] Read more

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