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On many farmyards, old pieces of equipment are nowhere to be seen. If there’s any scrap metal, it must be behind the shop out of sight to passers-by. On other farmyards, salvage equipment and scrap metal are everywhere, sometimes well organized and sometimes random. My place is starting to look like the latter description. Some …

Concern over rural crime has been heightened by the recent mass murder and subsequent manhunt in Saskatchewan. In the days the suspect was at large, many more farm families locked their doors at night. Some made sure they had quick access to their firearms. Usually, the threat isn’t so dire, but many areas struggle with …

With so many moving parts strained to capacity while working in heat and dust, it’s amazing combines are as reliable as they are. Still, the list of potential problems and breakdowns is endless. We probably suffer more than most because we’re running two combines that have now seen their 25th birthdays. The hours aren’t extremely …

One day, I tweeted a picture of my brown mustard crop noting that harvest wasn’t far away. Soon after, I received a request from a French television journalist wanting to travel from Paris to my farm. It seems that mustard, specifically Dijon, made from brown mustard is sold out in French supermarkets, creating something akin …

The July meeting of agriculture ministers from across the country resulted in some substantive initiatives that will directly impact farmers. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the details and those are yet to be worked out. At the meeting, held in Saskatoon, it was determined that the next five-year federal, provincial …

Let’s apply a little common sense to macro economic policy. The latest hike to the Bank of Canada rate is a full percentage point with the express purpose of decreasing demand to battle inflation. It’s the largest increase in decades and more increases are expected. While some boost to interest rates is reasonable given how …