As the calendar is about to flip over to December, Christmas music is now playing everywhere and people are starting to think about the upcoming holiday and year end. Along with that comes the annual look back on the year that is quickly passing into history. For executives at the major farm equipment manufacturers, there’ll
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Posts from "November, 2012"
Jahnke’s Longhorns, supper, then on to Outlook
Like many in the beef industry, I was sorry to learn this week that Saskatchewan rancher Neil Jahnke died, Monday, Nov. 26 at his ranch near Gouldtown, north of Swift Current. He was 70. I didn’t know him well, but I had interviewed him over the years, and certainly knew his name, and I knew
Read more →Used-tool fever
One thing is for sure: we gear heads love tools. Maybe it’s just a guy thing. It’s certainly a farmer thing. It’s hard not to notice that fact at auction sales when a bunch of farmers gather around a wagon loaded with the contents of someone else’s workshop. Everyone eagerly sifts through the pile of
Read more →This fundraiser is for the birds!
I know there are a million good causes out there, and people are trying to “save” everything from whales to laying hens, but if you have a soft spot in your heart for birds at all perhaps fork over a few bucks to help the parrots. I know, parrots! What do parrots have to do
Read more →Gala time with gala people is right up my alley
A guy can handle a “gala” evening out, only every so often and I think I am good for a while. My wife and I were guests this past weekend at the Ag for Life Harvest Gala dinner in Calgary. I figure I can look really good about three times a year, so after my
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