A Variety of Crops in 2023

Above is a crop of Red Fife Wheat. This beautiful crop stands tall at about 5 feet and effortlessly waves in the breeze like a prairie ocean. ​According to the Canadian Encyclopedia: “Red Fife is Canada’s oldest wheat. One legend states that a load of wheat grown in Ukraine was on a ship in the Glasgow harbour. A friend of Farmer Fife dropped his hat into the red-coloured wheat, collecting a few seeds in the hatband, which he then shipped off to Farmer Fife in Canada. The wheat grew. The family cow managed to eat all the wheat heads except for one, which Mrs. Fife salvaged. This was the beginning of Red Fife wheat in Canada.” 

Above is a crop of Spelt. This crop is was difficult to harvest as the hull isn't removed through the combine threshing process. It needs to be removed after harvest through a "de-hulling" process. It is a beautiful crop and makes the tastiest bread ever!

Some of our beef steers grazing on a crop of mixed brassica species in front of a beautiful sunset. These forage finished steers are ready for slaughter in November and December.

We had a very nice crop of Organic Copeland Barley (Two Row Malting Variety), which we later clean and sell to Hogarth Malt from Olds, Alberta.