Returning to His Roots
If you live in Canada, Western Canada in particular, the name Jim “Jimmy” Pattison is no doubt very familiar. Patriarch to one of the...
Pan for Gold
By Trevor Bacque
Trevor
Scherman can’t sit still. He’s had that problem ever since he was a youngster,
tinkering with items...
Prairie Preservation
By Trevor Bacque
For Garnet Martin, his rural life is best summed up with three words: family, farming and finances, with family being the unshakable...
Stepping out of the comfort zone
By Trevor Bacque
An unspoken goal of many farmers is to take what their parents created and try to...
Hope On The Horizon
By Natalie Noble
With all the challenges facing Canadian agriculture today, more and more farmers are expanding business to improve stability and security. Grant and...
Born to Run
By Trevor Bacque
Independence is nothing new in farming. Most children keen
to take over the operation often dream...
Stamp of Approval
By Trevor Bacque
Richard Stamp is always up for a challenge. The affable Enchant, Alta. seed farmer has taken cracks at many projects over the...
Blood, Sweat and Oil
By Trevor Bacque
It always starts with a conversation. Many entrepreneurs nostalgically pinpoint the exact moment their business venture...
Surplus Minus
It didn’t take long to accrue, and now it’s time to give back. The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) currently has a surplus of more...
Embrace Uncertainty
By Trevor Bacque
Tell someone that the most amazing place in the world is
Newdale, Man., and you may...
