Hay handling made easy

Hay handling made easy

Why move one bale at a time when you can pick up two? This question likely crossed the mind of inventor Howard McKay as he looked for a way to help farmers be more efficient. The challenge for McKay was finding a way to not damage the bales while in transit and proper placement when […] Read more





VIDEO: On memory and the art of remembering

VIDEO: On memory and the art of remembering

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

There is a good chance the topic of memory is more of a concern to those of us in the over-forty category than the younger set. Forgetting things is completely normal, according to neuroscientist and author Dr. Lisa Genova. Genova’s book, Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting, explains that forgetting where […] Read more



Jan 15 to 30: Spring seed supply

Mike Shewchuk, farmer from Blaine Lake, Sask., and past president of the Saskatchewan Seed Growers Association, speaks with Michael Robin with The Western Producer during Crop Week in Saskatoon, Jan. 11., about seed quality and supply for the 2023 planting season.




Organic grazing and soil health

Organic grazing and soil health

Scott Beaton is an organic producer in Manitoba who grows a variety of cereal crops and forage species for grazing cattle. At a Manitoba Organic Alliance event in July 2022, Beaton shared his thoughts on some organic practices including how his organic crops have fared during several years of weather extremes and the one factor […] Read more