Red Williams slid a plywood chair away from a plywood table, the kind with the edges worn off from being set up and taken down at numerous wheat pool member meetings, 4-H achievement days and fowl suppers. “You need to invest in adding value to your own production. It doesn’t look like anyone else will,” […] Read more
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Remembering when the sheep came to town
Here’s something for the category of “it can only happen in England.” Last month, shepherds guided a flock of sheep…
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Large crop insurance payments should flow soon
According to a frontline Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. employee who wishes to remain anonymous, the phone rings every 10 seconds…
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A whole-farm approach to variety selection
Crop planning always comes with challenges. Maybe clubroot has made an appearance on the farm so you have to think…
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Different types of farms fall under different sets of rules
There are three types of farming operations: full-time, part-time and hobby. Which category does your operation fit into? Each of…
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U.S. researcher looks for more environmental ways to farm
In the United States, it’s a rare honour to be named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. In fact, in 40 years,…
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Reality TV show from U.K. sheds light on radical transparency
There are lessons to be learned for the agriculture sector from the popularity of the British reality show Clarkson’s Farm. I was late to viewing the show on Amazon Prime, mostly because the history of mainstream media depiction of farming on television is suspect. It ranges from overly fawning, idealized, moralizing or unrealistic. The depiction […] Read more
Cultured meat needs an Elon Musk
Leonardo DiCaprio has just used his A-list magic powers by investing in two American cultured-meat startups, Aleph Farms and Mosa Meat. This is the same actor who invested in a vegetable protein company before the plant-based phenomenon was a thing. Beyond Meat is now worth more than US$8 billion. DiCaprio saw it coming before the […] Read more
Remembering when the sheep came to town
Here’s something for the category of “it can only happen in England.” Last month, shepherds guided a flock of sheep over a busy London bridge as part of an annual effort to recognize the wool sector’s historical importance to the English economy. It is a quaint tradition that finds its roots in the country’s history-dripping […] Read more
Large crop insurance payments should flow soon
According to a frontline Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. employee who wishes to remain anonymous, the phone rings every 10 seconds on average and on every fifth call the employee is either sworn at or called stupid or other names. No doubt many producers are in serious need of their crop insurance money, but employees working […] Read more
Different types of farms fall under different sets of rules
There are three types of farming operations: full-time, part-time and hobby. Which category does your operation fit into? Each of these classes have different rules regarding deductions and losses that can be claimed against farming income and other income. It is important to understand what your farming activity is classified as to make the most […] Read more
Letters to the editor – October 21, 2021
ABP must first fix profitability issue I just finished reading your front page story on Alberta Beef Producers refundable checkoff (Oct. 9). Although ABP claims to represent and lobby for all producers, they seem to have no understanding of the core problem within Canada’s beef industry. A cow-calf producer feeds a cow and raises its […] Read more
To be resilient, the Canadian Prairie needs lots of wetlands: researchers
When many Canadians think of the Prairies, they envision beautiful endless landscapes of agricultural fields stretching across the horizon, perfect for a photo-op on a cross-country road trip. But what is missing from this imagery are the once-ubiquitous pothole wetlands, a defining feature of the region. In the Canadian Prairies, wetland drainage has resulted in […] Read more
Food waste an issue for people, planet
The amount of food wasted in Canada grows along with citizens’ expectations that cheap, abundant food will be available at grocery stores 12 hours per day, seven days per week. Canadians can and do buy nearly anything they desire when poverty isn’t a factor. Unfortunately for the planet, they throw away more than 10 percent […] Read more
U.S. researcher looks for more environmental ways to farm
In the United States, it’s a rare honour to be named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. In fact, in 40 years, only 1,061 Americans have been awarded the title and the no-strings-attached stipend, this year a plush $625,000, commonly referred to as a “genius grant.” Even more rare are MacArthur Fellows with ties to farming and […] Read more
