On the Farm: A desire to get off the road and be at home more prompts a move into a completely different direction
Alida Prins was so afraid of bees growing up in Edmonton that she became terrified if she saw even one of them. She now helps look after more than 2,000 hives that collectively contain nearly 100 million bees. “Me being a beekeeper, to my family, is like the most ridiculous thing,” she says. “I was […] Read moreTag Archives on the farm — page 2
Family farms on the edge of the prairie
On the Farm: Living in town helps create more of a work-life division for the Johansons than most producers experience
LAC DU BONNET, Man. — You can’t farm the land around here like you do the sprawling, grassy plains of most of Western Canada. Here, where the prairies either run out or get started, depending upon which way you approach it, you need to farm what you farm and leave alone what isn’t meant for […] Read more
Couple add sheep to put fun back into farming
On the Farm: Livestock help remove some of the risk from grain farming, but family says the animals also make them smile
WADENA, Sask. — Charlotte Schwanke remembers exactly what happened 13 years ago on Jan. 16, 2009. It was a special day because her fourth child, Ephram, was born in Regina. The birth of a child is definitely memorable. But what’s really burned into her memory is something her husband, Dale, said and did on that […] Read more
Producer makes distance between farms work
On the Farm: Aaron Gray operates an irrigated grain farm and a 200-head cattle operation that are 350 kilometres apart
LANGENBURG, Sask. — It’s a good thing Aaron Gray’s commute between farms isn’t daily. About 350 kilometres separate the 4,000-acre irrigation grain farm he and his brother operate near Brownlee, Sask., and the 200-cow cattle operation he and his wife operate at Langenburg, Sask. In the eight years since Gray moved to the east-central area […] Read more
Farm sees irrigation as the road to growth
On the Farm: Expansion into the local irrigation district created an opportunity for the next generation to return to the farm
The drought of 2021 showcased the benefits of irrigation farming in a big way, says Jeff Ewen. He operates a 12,000-acre grain farm with his father and two brothers near Riverhurst, Sask. One-quarter of their land is irrigated. Irrigated durum yields averaged between 90 and 110 bushels per acre last year on the E3 Ag […] Read more
Fourth generation farmer returns
On the Farm: Saskatchewan couple decide to resurrect the old family farm and turn it into a viable 21st century operation
HENRIBOURG, Sask. — Colin MacDonald has visited with thousands of farmers in more than 30 countries. From Australia to Kazakhstan, Bulgaria to Finland and throughout all of Western Europe, MacDonald has a front-row seat into global farming practices thanks to his job as the international sales manager for Honey Bee Manufacturing. “When I get somewhere […] Read more
Two generations work together on dairy farm
On the Farm: Family embraces regenerative agriculture and operates one of the few remaining closed dairy herds in Sask.
BIRCH HILLS, Sask. — Erin Kernaleguen grew up in Calgary and has long yearned to travel — 29 countries so far. But marrying a dairy farmer has altered the city gal’s perspective. “The objective to travel is never gone, it’s just changed. I don’t have the desire to go for six months or a year […] Read more
What makes Quick Dick McDick tick?
Dickson Delorme spends his days working on the farm, considering his community and online persona’s next topics
FOAM LAKE, Sask. — Long hours in farm equipment and trucks afford farmers a lot of time to think. Dickson Delorme uses that time to plan videos. In just a few years the videos based on his rural background and daily life have become immensely popular, as they poke fun at stereotypes and often lambaste […] Read more
Farm family assumes control of value chain
On the Farm: Sask. beef operation runs a website where shoppers can browse, place online orders and ask questions
“From our family farm to your fork.” That’s the phrase that the Eastmond family from Mortlach, Sask., uses to promote their latest enterprise, Kattle Kountry Beef — an integrated beef production, processing and marketing operation. The Eastmonds are no strangers to beef production. The family has been raising cattle on their Saskatchewan ranch since the […] Read more
Beet farm has deep roots in southern Alberta
On the Farm: The Lyczewskis say there are many benefits to working alongside each other on their sugar beet operation
There is a golden rule at Lyczewski Farms — lunch is at noon, supper is at 5 p.m., or you’re not getting any. “You’re going to eat a meal at the right time,” said Sharlene Lyczewski of how things operate on the beet and cereal farm located south of Bow Island, Alta., with a clear […] Read more
