Rhonda Woytkiw has been wearing a lot more hats lately than just her official job description with the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba. Officially, she’s the financial controller, a position she’s held for about three years. Since the start of COVID-19, however, she’s been doing a lot more than looking after the books. Why it matters:

Whether you’re a newcomer or a longtime participant in the joys of watching and feeding birds, the hobby can offer months of enjoyment and education. These COVID times seem to have prompted more people to take up both birdwatching and bird photography. Winter’s arrival brings changes to these pastimes but those who feed birds have

Planting a cover crop is a new idea this far north. It has its agronomic advantages, it keeps roots in the soil after the harvest, although it comes with its problems as well, especially in Western Canada. Prairie farmers were historically skeptical about cover cropping. Some say it’s purposely growing “weeds” that will deplete your

It’s an icy, wind-whipped day. The brand new Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) grain elevator outside Dugald towers above the snow-covered fields like its iconic ‘Prairie sentinel’ ancestors. It’s big, modern, full service, and importantly — perfectly upright. On the wall inside the main office hangs a photo of the elevator’s predecessor at Transcona, which operated

Big U.S. harvests, near-perfect weather for planting in Brazil and signs of slowing purchases by top buyer China are bolstering supplies of two of the top globally traded commodities: soy and corn. The rising stocks indicate that prices for those key crops, as well as for other staples such as sugar and coffee, may have

Many of Gene Fraser’s recollections of his cousin and MacDon boss Gary MacDonald involve good-natured mischief. There was the time where they were holed up at 3 a.m. in a conference hospitality suite with friends. One of the other men propped his bare feet up on a chair and dropped off to sleep. “We should