More and more Ukrainians find themselves in uniform as the war drags on, making it difficult for the country’s farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – Most of Ukraine’s tractor drivers and combine operators are now soldiers, and it is difficult to replace them, even though agriculture work pays very well. When I was in my senior year of school and got bad grades, my parents would scare me by saying I wouldn’t go to university and would […] Read moreTag Archives Ihor Pavliuk
Farm family carries on as war rages
Glacier FarmMedia – After more than two years of all-out war, I have heard many incredible stories of people and how they cope, survive and even thrive. At times I think I will be surprised by nothing. In some parts of the country, in relatively peaceful regions, some live much as they did before the […] Read more
War teaches Ukrainian farmers tough lessons
As the war approaches its second anniversary, the farmers who adapted earliest have been in the best position to survive
Feb. 24 marks two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It seems like a short time, but it has caused huge upheaval in our society. Hundreds of thousands have died and millions have lost their homes. Ukraine’s agriculture was hit very hard by the war. Most of the country’s farmers were on the verge of […] Read more
Rebuilding in the rubble
UKRAINE: Hryhoriy Tkachenko revives his farm after the occupation
One and a half years have passed since the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. The farm of Hryhoriy Tkachenko came under attack in the first days of the war. During the three weeks of occupation, the farm was so badly damaged that he still cannot restore everything. It was the near-total destruction of 20 […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers prepare for desert’s arrival
Ihor Pavliuk provides a first-hand look at the struggles of living in war-time Ukraine. To an enormous country like Canada, Ukraine might seem small. But it is the largest country that exists entirely within Europe. It has many natural landscapes — forests, mountains, forest-steppe (what you know as the parkland in Western Canada) and steppe […] Read more
Ukrainian story is not lost in translation
It’s been more than a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and The Western Producer continues to cover the implications for prairie growers. This mainly takes the form of markets stories as Ukraine’s difficulties growing crops and marketing them to the world play a role in commodity prices. However, the invasion isn’t just about numbers: acres […] Read more
