Farm Life

  • Technology took them to the top.

    These outstanding young farmers jump on every crop production innovation that promises a fit for their farm. They figure it’s the only way to compete in today’s marketplace ... More

  • Safety stats reveal scary scenario for farmers.

    The Canadian Agricultural Safety Program reports an average of 114 people killed and another 1,499 seriously injured in farm-related accidents each year ... More

  • Farming can kill you.

    In fact, farming is more dangerous than fighting. In 15 months, more Canadian farmers die in farm accidents than the number of Canadian soldiers killed in eight years of fighting in Afghanistan! ... More

  • 'Certified Safe Farm' comes to Canada.

    In an attempt to reduce the agricultural death and injury rate, Iowa State University introduced the Certified Safe Farm program in 1998. Unlike most farm safety programs which simply try to educate farmers about farming risks and dangers ... More

  • Albertans slow to board the WCB bandwagon.

    A decade ago, most Canadian farmers, regardless of farm size or employee numbers, were exempt from all health and safety regulations ... More

  • Young farmers balance idealism and economics.

    Farmers were "green" long before the word took on its current significance. By its very nature, farming has to be sustainable. But some farmers put extra stress on their land stewardship responsibilities... More

  • 'Green' and growth go hand in hand.

    Farmers were "green" long before the word took on its current significance. By its very nature, farming has to be sustainable. But some farmers put extra stress on their land stewardship responsibilities... More

  • Shop when it’s convenient for you: buy online.

    By the 1970s Simpsons-Sears had cornered the market for shopping from the convenience of home. Today, however, the Simpsons-Sears catalogue is a quaint bit of nostalgia you can buy, after a quick Google search, from antique and collectibles dealers ... More

Other Stories

Farming can kill you.

In fact, farming is more dangerous than fighting. In 15 months, more Canadian farmers die in farm accidents than the number of Canadian soldiers killed in eight years of fighting in Afghanistan. More

Get organized!.

Sharing office space with other business workers or family members is challenging, but not impossible to manage, says office organizer Cheryl Joseph. If papers are getting misplaced (or preferably before that becomes an issue) she suggests adopting a “clean desk top” More

Canola growers raise the bar on yield.

Canola growers suspect that you “get out what you put in.” And one soil services company set out to confirm that belief with its yield-based King of Canola Challenge. This is the fourth year Hudye Soil Services in Norquay, SK, has challenged area growers to achieve the highest potential canola yield on a field of their choice. More

In support of winter cereals.

Two million acres of winter cereals routinely grown across the prairies is the goal of the Winter Cereal Sustainability in Action (WCSIA) program. With that objective in reach following the program’s launch last year, Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) are doubling their efforts to get the word out that winter cereals work.More