One of the most powerful things about farming is the generational legacy behind it. If we don’t look after our soils, we will not survive long.
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2024/06/06/a-story-of-the-death-of-tillage/
Several years ago, AgMoreThanEver ran a campaign called “be somebody.” It was a brilliant short video of farmers recognizing that somebody should say something – somebody should stand up fo...
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2024/03/03/advocating-for-ag-takes-a-village/
When Howe and Strauss released The Fourth Turning book in 1997, they didn’t know when the Crisis would return. They only knew that it would, inevitably, like the rising of…
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2024/02/02/living-in-a-crisis-part-2/
In our modern world, we like to think we have reframed time. We think we live in a domain of linear progress, of unending innovation moving us forward. When we…
You’ve probably heard of imposter syndrome. It involves feelings of self-doubt and personal incompetence that persist despite your education, experience, and accomplishments. To counter these f...
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/12/27/learn-to-be-comfortable-in-your-own-skin/
Demand more from your government. Tell them to stop blindly following the will of their party and do what is right for the future of their country. And if you don’t like how it’s being done, ...
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/12/16/demand-more-from-your-government/
No, it’s not drainage. Not really. Water management is far more than draining a few sloughs onto your neighbours. What is the most important resource for our crops? Fertilizer? Crop…
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/09/16/water-management-drainage/
It’s time to change our priorities. Improving and protecting the environment is a worthy goal worth pursuing, but not at the expense of food security.
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/08/11/food-security-trump-environment/
Nobody understands the importance of sustainability like family farmers—and if we’re allowed to make basic, strategic farming decisions without interference, we can guarantee that agriculture...
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/07/10/agriculture-thrives-when-farmers-are-free/
I’ve always been a farmer. I grew up steps away from where I live now, near the village of Fillmore in southeastern Saskatchewan. My grandparents acquired a 640-acre property in…
https://thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/05/26/does-agriculture-have-a-looming-labour-crisis/