Insights and Stories of Lisa Guenther

Jun. 28, 2014 at 4:54 pm CDT

Some soybean growers in Saskatchewan’s southeastern corner are dealing with unwelcome dinner guests. Brad Eggum, of Eggum Seed Sales, was scouting a soybean field when he came across cutworms by chance. “The beans were struggling to get through and we were just checking the emergence and started finding (cutworms),” says […]

By Lisa Guenther

Jun. 22, 2014 at 5:52 pm CDT

Flea beetles are on the march and Prairie farmers need to scout canola fields to keep them at bay. “I’ve seen some fields where flea beetles’ levels are high enough where it has warranted spraying. Again, like every year, it is spotty,” Lyndon Hicks said during an interview here during […]

By Lisa Guenther

Jun. 19, 2014 at 12:07 pm CDT

Regina — Farmers of North America (FNA) will be breaking ground at Belle Plaine, Sask., for its farmer-owned nitrogen plant. “For strategic reasons it’s a very good site,” FNA spokesperson Bob Friesen said in an interview here Wednesday at Canada’s Farm Progress Show. The Belle Plaine site, about 40 km […]

By Lisa Guenther

Jun. 11, 2014 at 2:41 pm CDT

Maple Creek, Sask. — Ranchers are all too familiar with the mindset behind the phrase “next year country,” which implies hope for better times ahead. But as one rancher at the Cow Town Livestock Exchange put it, it looks like they’ve now entered “this year country” instead. It’s no wonder […]

By Lisa Guenther

May. 23, 2014 at 6:13 pm CDT

Jay Millard is chipper so far this seeding season. “The weather’s been good. It’s warmed up and things are growing. That’s as good as it gets,” he said. Millard farms about 3,500 acres in the Livelong area, about 90 km northwest of North Battleford, Sask. As of Friday he has […]

By Lisa Guenther