SASKATOON – Combine sales in Canada climbed to an all-time high this summer as farmers optimistic about a record crop snapped up machines at the highest rate since the early 1970s. Self-propelled combine sales alone jumped nearly 100 percent to 531 for August, according to a report by the Canadian Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute. […] Read more
Stories by Tracy Tjaden
Weeds some farmers may hate, other people may put on plate
SASKATOON – While some farmers battle to kill all traces of burdock found in their crops, Joseph Hashimoto is conjuring up new ways to serve the high fibre root of the plant to his family at the dinner table. “It tastes very good prepared in tempura batter and served with a dash of soy sauce,” […] Read more
