One too many spooky tricks pushes a farm family over the edge, forcing them to take drastic nighttime action
Halloween brings back some humorous memories of Halloweens past when I was a kid, and some that were not so humorous. We grew up on the farm where I still live, just a half mile south of our little community of Dapp, Alta. There were more people there then, plus a few businesses — all […] Read moreFarm Living
Fall roundup – photo essay
Photo essay | The Meadows family of Aldersyde, Alta., recently moved 230 cow-calf pairs from a grazing lease in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country to their home range. | Mike Sturk photos
The Meadows family of Aldersyde, Alta., recently moved 230 cow-calf pairs from a grazing lease in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country to their home range. | Mike Sturk photos
Wetland regulations bog down Manitoba farmers
UPDATED: This story was updated to include comments from government. Wednesday October 28, 2020 – 1130 CST Last October, Manitoba’s government adopted a “no net loss” approach to wetlands. One year later, Manitoba farmers are confused and frustrated by the new rules. Few understand how the system is supposed to work, and anecdotal stories are […] Read more
Enjoying pears starts with knowing when they are ripe
Some people don’t enjoy pears because they’re either hard, starchy and under-ripe, or over-ripe and mushy. This happens because pears ripen better off the tree so they are picked green. They also ripen from the inside out. Learning how to tell when a pear is ripe is the secret to enjoying them. The test is […] Read more
Garlic growers have no trouble selling crop
On the Farm: Alberta couple has increased what they plant every year since 2016 and social media takes care of the rest
JOFFRE, Alta. — In 2012, after years of living in Lacombe, Alta., and running several businesses, Mark and Brenda Visscher moved back to the farm where he was raised. They live on 4 1/2 acres of land that has been subdivided from the original base where Mark’s parents operated a mixed farm starting in the […] Read more
Versatile tomato has a wide variety of uses
From salsa to mincemeat and juice to pizza sauce, there’s virtually no end to what can be done with this juicy vegetable
As a new bride decades ago, my neighbour shared a recipe with me for green tomato mincemeat, which I’ve made every fall since. Green tomato mincemeat 6 c. green tomatoes peeled and chopped 6 c. apples peeled and chopped 1 c. seedless raisins 2 c. seeded raisins 1 c. butter 3/4 c. vinegar 4 c. […] Read more
Taking them home – photo essay
Photo essay | The fall roundup was underway earlier this month at the Langford Pasture, one of 19 pastures in the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures. Langford is about 15 minutes north of Carberry and dates back to 1948. It has 23 patrons and cares for 1,170 adults from mid-May till the end of October. The photos on this page were taken the morning of Oct. 5. | Sandy Black photos
The fall roundup was underway earlier this month at the Langford Pasture, one of 19 pastures in the Association of Manitoba Community Pastures. Langford is about 15 minutes north of Carberry and dates back to 1948. It has 23 patrons and cares for 1,170 adults from mid-May till the end of October. The photos on […] Read more
Retirement planning must start now
Retired couple say they started working on a plan three years before retirement, and that probably wasn’t enough time
Retirement planning can be difficult for many farmers. Getting started on building up savings and talking about retirement goals often doesn’t start soon enough. For Reginald and Theresa Nelson knew they could not continue their Rockglen, Sask., seed cleaning and 2,000-acre grain and certified seed operation because of Reginald’s health. But selling their operation and […] Read more
Threshing day – photo essay
Photo essay | Five acres of oats were harvested late last month at the museum in Kindersley, Sask. The same teamsters bring their horses to town annually to take part in the day and use a binder, wagons and a threshing machine that have been donated to the museum. A McCormick WD9 tractor powers the threshing machine. | Paula Larson photos
Five acres of oats were harvested late last month at the museum in Kindersley, Sask. The same teamsters bring their horses to town annually to take part in the day and use a binder, wagons and a threshing machine that have been donated to the museum. A McCormick WD9 tractor powers the threshing machine. | […] Read more
Auto evolution: a prairie family joins the ride
The author remembers what it was like as her parents started down the unfamiliar road of car ownership in the middle of the last century
SASKATOON — Jim Adamson farmed in Alberta near Harold Hathaway’s place in the 1940s and they worked together for harvest. “Transportation in 1947-48 still involved horses and we had a particularly lively pair of grey Percherons, who delighted in periodically running away for no reason at all and in the process, usually completely demolished a […] Read more
