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Lisa Guenther is the senior editor of magazines at Glacier FarmMedia, and the editor of Canadian Cattlemen. She previously worked as a field editor for Grainews and Country Guide. Lisa grew up on a cow-calf operation in northwestern Saskatchewan and still lives in the same community. She holds a graduate degree in professional communications from Royal Roads University and an undergraduate degree in education from the University of Alberta. She also writes fiction in her spare time and has had two novels published by NeWest Press in Edmonton.


Stories by Lisa Guenther

Crops

Alta. crop hail claims reported above normal

By Lisa Guenther August 7, 2013
Hail is wreaking havoc in Alberta this summer, forcing farmers to file many more hail claims than normal to date, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association’s latest report. About […] Read more

Crops

Saskatchewan insects – hoppers aren’t only around during drought

By Lisa Guenther July 19, 2013
Despite wet weather, grasshoppers are plaguing Saskatchewan farmers this summer. Saskatchewan Agriculture’s most recent crop report notes grasshopper problems in every region except the east-central and west-central parts of the […] Read more


Crops

Weevils, grasshoppers on Prairie farmers’ radar

By Lisa Guenther July 4, 2013
As this year’s crops develop on the Prairies, several pests are growing right along with them. Cabbage seedpod weevils, grasshoppers and alfalfa weevils are all on farmers’ radar right now […] Read more

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Guenther: Rush at seeding left less-than-ideal crop treatment window

By Lisa Guenther June 26, 2013
Whether cereal growers plan to treat for leaf disease or fusarium head blight, fungicide timing is essential — but this spring, in which many acres were seeded in a very […] Read more

Livestock, Markets

Lakeside beef plant in reputation-rebuilding mode

By Lisa Guenther June 14, 2013
Officials at JBS Canada are working to rebuild the food safety reputation at their Lakeside beef packing plant after last fall’s massive meat recall from the plant under the XL […] Read more


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Guenther: Canadian cattle producers, U.S. packers dread COOL revisions

By Lisa Guenther June 14, 2013
Canadian ranchers and North American packers aren’t looking forward to the arrival of revisions to the U.S. government’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules. The prospect of Washington’s latest changes to COOL […] Read more

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New Sask. research chair to focus on new forages

By Lisa Guenther June 13, 2013
The federal and Saskatchewan governments are investing $1.25 million over five years in a new research chair — to focus on breeding forages. The new chair’s emphasis will be on […] Read more

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Don’t sacrifice beneficial insects to kill the pests

By Lisa Guenther June 8, 2013
Including insecticide with herbicides may seem like a proactive, time-saving measure — but the practice can cause more harm than good. “Using insecticide ‘just because’ kills insects that reduce pest […] Read more


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Alta. pest watchers tweet on flea beetle presence

By Lisa Guenther June 8, 2013
Alberta farmers, agronomists and entomologists reported flea beetle infestations during this week’s bug chat on Twitter — but so far spraying isn’t widespread. Farmers around New Norway and Viking wrote […] Read more

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Guenther: Critical period now in sclerotinia cycle

By Lisa Guenther June 5, 2013
Last year’s sclerotinia pressure on the Prairies means farmers should be prepared to spray again if conditions are right, and the economics and yield potential warrant it. Canola farmers in […] Read more

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