Walker Farms comprises two operations near Borden, Sask.: G Double Bar Farms is the cattle side, run by Peggy and Darrel Walker, while Lazer Enterprises, the grain operation run by their son, Lance, and his wife, Linsdey, farm around 9,000 acres of cropland. The farm recently moved 1,600 cattle to either fresh pasture or recently […] Read more
Stories by Nathan Jones
Off with the crop – photo essay
Harvest is in full swing across the Prairies, including on these three farms in central Saskatchewan. | Nathan Jones photos
The family that brands together… – photo essay
Rob & Diane Jones processed 31 calves April 25 on their farm near Speers, Sask., with the help of daughters Sarah and Megan, son Nathan and Sarah’s boyfriend, Jon Whelan. Eight more calves were still to be born. The Jones operate a mixed grain and cattle operation. | Nathan Jones photos
Sask. producer finds a different way to farm
Stuart Chutter raises livestock using low input and grass-based methods and also follows regenerative farming practices
Editor’s note: This story was updated Sept. 22, 2020 Stuart Chutter is challenging typical farmer stereotypes on his operation near Killaly in east-central Saskatchewan. Growing up on a cattle ranch in British Columbia, followed by a brief stint in commercial banking, Chutter decided to return to his farm roots by buying 350 meat goats in […] Read more
