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Extending information to farmers

For 40 years, Grainews and Les Henry have shared ag research with farmers

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Looking back on Les Henry’s 40 years of Grainews columns causes me to reflect on how most things have improved in Prairie agriculture, though a few haven’t. I got my start as first field editor of Grainews in 1976, around the same time as Les started writing his columns. One of my first stories was on the proper […] Read more
This picture of me in my office last month is a little more current, and the computer is a little more modern than in the photo below.
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40 years of writing for Grainews

Les Henry reflects on his 40 year tenure in the pages of Grainews

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It is hard to imagine that 40 years have slipped by since I scribbled my first piece for Grainews in 1976. It was “Nitrogen: When, what kind and how much to apply.” Today we would call it the 3 Rs: Right time, right source and right rate. The 4th R, right placement, was yet to […] Read more
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50-year reunion

University of Saskatchewan grads still looking sharp

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This year marked the 50th anniversary of Les Henry’s graduation with his B.Sc. from the University of Saskatchewan. Les attended the reunion in Saskatoon on January 10, and has shared this photo. A surprising number of these proud graduates from 1964 still have their original Agro jackets! Back Row, Left to Right: Terry Anderson, Vic Rondeau, […] Read more

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