31 Follow us on Twitter: @PrairieFarming Better Farming | April 2024 agronomy and crops and what chemicals we need to put on them, to machinery operation and how equipment runs, and diagnosing equipment problems or trouble in crops. It’s overwhelming at times – how much there is to learn. Had I stayed on the farm, I would’ve known all of this when I was 25. It’s a bit of a challenge to learn this late in the game. What technology would you like to add to your farm? Variable rate and SWAT MAPS. We would like to be variable rating all nutrients as well as the seed. We’ve just been doing nitrogen to date and have recently started implementing SWAT MAP technology. What do you do in your time off? My son Hayden has spina bifida and hydrocephalus – he’s a person with a disability. I used to ski coach him as a ski racer when he was in school, so I was quite heavily involved in skiing, and now I also play sledge hockey with him. My wife Mia coaches the sledge hockey team. That’s what keeps us busy in the winter. We play pickleball as well, and we golf in the summer, and I have a dirt bike that I don’t ride nearly as much as I’d like. UP CLOSE FIRST THING I’VE GOT TO DO IS SQUIRREL. AND THEN I’VE GOTTA SQUIRREL. AND AFTER SQUIRREL, I NEED TO SQUIRREL. WE HAVE YOUR BACKS, BARNS AND BOTTOM LINES. * Commercial Product Only: Only to be used by certified pest control operators, farmers and persons authorized in government pest control programs. Ground squirrels distracting you from your daily to-dos? Minimize the squirrel moments with Rozol RTU.* 866.572.8240 Daughter Kenys helps on the farm during summer breaks. Heath Fairley photo
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