Dual Purpose
Value-added businesses on farms are found all across the Prairies. The primary venture of farming is often directly tied into the secondary operation. This...
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 around the family farm in northwest...
Stuck on You
By Trevor Bacque
A visit to any Prairie farm often doubles as free admission to a one-of-a-kind museum of invention. Farmers are plagued by unique...
UK farmers succeed in Canada
By Trevor Bacque
Life events often come in a series of three. For Richard and Annette Arnold, this was the absolute truth. In 1994, the...
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...
World-Class
CDC variety development creates more options and opportunities for farmers
By Natalie Noble
It’s a well-known fact, the world needs more Canadian ag products. Programming, initiatives...
Future Frontier
By Natalie Noble
Not so long ago, self-driving tractors and technology allowing one person to remotely operate multiple machines might have seemed a futuristic science...
Organic Evolution
By Natalie Noble
The luckiest people in business are those who pursue their passions, well, organically. As a young girl growing up on the farm...
Blood, Sweat and Oil
By Trevor Bacque
It always starts with a conversation. Many entrepreneurs nostalgically pinpoint the exact moment their business venture was born. For many, it becomes...
Entrepreneurial Drive Runs Deep
By Natalie Noble
In 1918 Arthur (Art) Wildfong, traveled west to Saskatchewan from Ontario as part of a threshing crew. Although likely not yet on...
