I’ve finished plowing here at Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS). What a good feeling! It seemed to take forever near the end, but I’m still amazed I finished without too many layers of clothes! Now this week we will be concentrating on our bio-mass grass harvest. We spent a fair […]
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“Suck for Luck” and “Fail for Nail.” No, these aren’t the names of newly-formed alternative rock bands who will be preforming on the Warped Tour next year. They are, in fact, the rallying cries for fans of teams that currently are languishing at the bottom of the NFL and NHL […]
Now that the fishing season has pretty much wrapped up for me, I’m on to my second favourite thing to do in the outdoors—chasing whitetail deer around. I will do a little bit of guiding and spend a pile of time in the woods over the course of the next […]
By Melanie Mathieson
The Gardening Guru
The Gardening Guru
Gardening doesn’t need a lot of fancy equipment and often gardeners make do with what they have. But having some proper tools can make all the difference in the making the job easier and more efficient. Here are some of the best garden tools I’ve invested in over the […]
By Gary Sliworsky
Ag rep, Emo
Ag rep, Emo
Fall is here, things are dry, and there is still work that can be done in the fields; both in getting crops off and applying organic fertilizer (i.e., manure) for next year’s crops. When spreading manure, you must keep in mind Best Management Practices. You may not be aware but […]
By Sarah Campbell
On Oct. 6, voters across the Kenora-Rainy River riding sent a clear message to the rest of the province: we want to be heard. I would like to thank everyone for the support and faith you have put in me. I am honoured to take our message to Queen’s Park […]
I was able to summarize our weather data and we ended up with 2,493 Corn Heat Units, which is a bit more than normal (2,350). Meanwhile, rainfall for May, June, July, August, and September was 280.4 mm (11.2 inches), well below the norm of 440.5mm (17.6 inches), so we really […]
Change is coming. I can feel it out there, somewhere, where decency and trust and safety exist, where honour is power and integrity our weapon, where the voice of the masses speaks for the disenfranchised, the broken, the injured, and the forgotten. At least I hope change is coming. Hope. […]
I walked into the living room and there he was—a perpetual giggling ball of somersaults recoiling back and forth across the length of the couch. The remaining three little peppers stood about in “jaw drop and stun” mode—clearly amazed as the little whippersnapper rotated in an orbit oblivious to the […]
This past week was a busy one in Canada and around the world, with many events having long-term implications both at home and abroad. Here is a recap of some of the events and my opinion on how this is likely to affect things moving forward. The first really big […]
For a month-and-a-half, I’ve been negligent in attending to my yard. I have used the excuses that Marnie and I were travelling, that the great weekends should be spent at the cabin, and, the best of all, it is getting dark too early. I suspect my neighbours have been wondering […]
No matter what the product, whether we’re talking about cars, stereos, computers, or hockey sticks, there’s always the best of the best. Usually these high-end products are the most technologically advanced—and the most expensive. In fishing, there are super high-end products in every category, whether you want to talk about […]
