University of Saskatchewan scientist Jeff Schoenau explains his research from a soil pit at last week’s Ag in Motion farm show.  |  Robert Arnason photo

Researcher shares ag knowledge one soil pit at a time

Les Henry Award winner Jeff Schoenau from the U of S looks back on the lessons passed down from his late teacher

LANGHAM, Sask. — Standing in a soil pit at the Ag In Motion outdoor farm show near Langham July 17, University of Saskatchewan soil scientist Jeff Schoenau entertained and educated a crowd of about 50 people with the basics of soil science. Schoenau waved his arms around, dug into the soil layers with a knife […] Read more

Born in 1940 at Milden, about 100 km southwest of Saskatoon, Henry studied agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan, earning a master's degree in soil science in 1968. | File photo

Soil scientist and Grainews columnist Les Henry, 83

Henry's outreach to farmers spanned more than half a century

Glacier FarmMedia – Saskatchewan soil scientist Les Henry, well known for his work on improving Prairie farmland and his outreach to Prairie farmers in the pages of Grainews, has died. Ending a long fight with congestive heart failure, Henry died Friday in Saskatoon at age 83, having continued to write until very shortly before his […] Read more