February 2, 2020

I have always been impressed with the Malanka celebration. Impressed because it seems the Ukrainian people have gone to great effort over the years in preserving their ...

January 26, 2020

Playing cards was a focal point of cultural activity in my house as I grew up in the 60’s and 70’s. It was such a known pastime that some high school kids in the area would...

January 22, 2020

If there is one thing I am rather confident in when I look toward the future of agriculture, it’s that producers will face more and more rules and regulations in terms of ...

January 13, 2020

The weather during the 2019 Christmas season was amazingly moderate and pleasant for Saskatchewan, especially here in the east central region. New Year’s Eve was also ...

December 23, 2019

No, pickleball is not the “savior sport” for seniors nor was it sent directly from God. However, it is “player friendly” for seniors. One is able to play it at many ...

September 10, 2019

While it is obviously not strictly the case, I have always tended to think of rural living when it comes to large vegetable gardens. That connection might be tied to my ...

July 10, 2019

Over the past week to 10 days, at least in the Yorkton region, we have received what my grandfather would have termed a million-dollar rain. For grain producers, ...

July 3, 2019

Numerous times over the course of this past year, number one daughter’s first year in high school, we, her parents, have implored her to take a backpack to school. You ...

June 5, 2019

A recent incident in British Columbia has to have farmers more concerned about both the security of their farms and just how quickly things can get out of hand when it ...

May 22, 2019

The canola export issue between Canada and China is not going away. Frankly I don’t see a solution cropping up for several months. It is likely the Chinese have secured ...

March 20, 2019

First, I should have made myself a bowl of popcorn before listening to the Jody Wilson-Raybould testimony before the House of Commons Justice Committee on February 27. For ...