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Chris Dzisiak (second from left) helps run swathed grain into the threshing machine.

With harvest on hold, Dauphin farmers step into the past

The 16th annual Threshing Day harkens back to a time when everyone pitched in

By Meghan Mast September 10, 2014

Dauphin-area farmers found a soothing diversion from this year’s stressfully late and difficult harvest Aug. 30 — stepping back in time to when they could all pitch in. Usually on a Saturday at this time of year, Chris Dzisiak would be busily swathing canola and harvesting early wheat. But cloudy skies and soaking rains have

Country Crossroads

Old-Time Threshing Day

October 6, 2011

Frank and Linda Wilkinson welcomed everyone to their farm west of Onanole on September 10 for an old-time threshing day. With some help from friends and neighbours, the oat stooks were forked onto a wagon pulled by a team of Percheron horses, and then fed into the 1926 Advanced Rumely threshing machine. A 1953 W6

Crops, Oilseeds

Combine Adjustment Tips

By Allan Dawson September 15, 2011

Combining faster cuts harvesting costs, but can also result in higher grain loses, says Les Hill, manager of agricultural technical services at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Humboldt, Sask. We know it s all balance, Hill said Sept. 9 during a webinar for the Canola Council of Canada on maximizing canola harvesting. When

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Festivals – for Aug. 25, 2011

August 25, 2011

Contact us with your event, dates, location and contact information at [email protected]. Aug. 26-28:International Metisfest, International Peace Garden, 25 km south of Boissevain. For more info visit www.metisfest.com or call 1-877-437-8733. Aug. 26-28:Corn and Apple Festival, Morden. Visit cornandapple.com. Aug. 26-28:Rosenort Summer Festival. Visit http://rosenortfestival.wordpress.com. Aug. 27-28:Third Crossing Ag Museum Threshing Days, half a mile

Cereals, Country Crossroads

Old-time threshing event

By Candy Irwin November 26, 2009

After what seemed like weeks of cloudy weather, Saturday, October 31 began clear and sunny, while volunteers gathered at Hidden Springs Ranch, the Lake Audy home of Frank and Linda Wilkinson. Frank and Linda, married for over 33 years, decided to tackle their harvest the way it was done a half a century ago, with

Country Crossroads

Farming in years past

By Albert Parsons October 23, 2008

Harvest time on the farm was always an exciting time when I was a boy because it meant new jobs to learn, the opportunity to work with neighbours, hearty meals – some delivered right to the field, and a sense of well-being as the season’s grain was stored safely away. The task that ushered in

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With harvest on hold, Dauphin farmers step into the past

Old-Time Threshing Day

Combine Adjustment Tips

Festivals – for Aug. 25, 2011

Old-time threshing event

Farming in years past

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