We are deep into the Covid environment and that looks continuously different as we progress and continuously different depending on what part of the world you look at... Farming is much like that ! We get crazy weather here but our equipment and technology can mitigate some of the bad weather effects... places like Africa are getting crazy weather too but can adapt as much. The Conservation Farming we help people engage with on their farms has helped tremendously allowing crops to conserve the little moisture they get and keeping the soil where it is meant to be.. No with the PICS storage bags they are able to keep surplus grain and sell or use at a later time when its even more valuable... Covid is disrupting logistics in so many places making it even more important that we continue to help those farmers produce more on their own. The dignity and security of being able to provide for your own family has until recently in North America been taken for granted ... I will be connecting all the real Canadian farmers this spring with all of you Virtual farmers again to make a Difference for those families in Ethiopia who may be in the struggle of their lives this year... Grow with us in 2020 ! Ray the Grain Guy

April

Much of the snow had left in Manitoba and April 1 brought a no joke winters storm dumping 9 inches of fresh white snow on the fields ! Farmers trying to get ready for seeding in this new world were put on pause for a bit more... snow is moisture and moisture makes grain so we will take it ! Imagine our Canadian farmers picking up supplies from businesses where people won't even let them in the door getting the crop put in... well then take one more step and picture yourself as a farmer in a country of need that may be ravaged with loss from disease... lower chance of healthcare will create many issues for people that currently have little more than their health that enables them to plant their crop... Help us grow crops here in Canada this year so we can support others... We are blessed to bless others Ray the Grain Guy

Some of 2019 ! Next year is always gonna be better ! But see the bottom line Its all worth it !

2019 was long and often difficult !

Kernels of Hope ... our farming initiative that connects farmers in Canada with non farmer supporters to help people in need in countries like Ethiopia through Tearfund Canada and the Canadian FoodGrains Bank has a lot of its crops harvested so far this year.... Gerald and Darla ( The Van B's ) of the Melfort Covenant Church have been long time Kernels growers and this recent note and pictures from them make my heart smile ! "We got our 50 acres of wheat off Friday night! It yielded about 55bu/ac As you can seeing the clouds were looming but we escaped the rain. " Darla & Gerald Please pray for the real Canadian farmers we are connected with through all of our Covenant Churches... Wet weather since mid August has caused delays and incredible stress for all prairie farmers allowing most to just pick away at harvest on the one day in a week that it gets barely dry enough and then came the snow ! If we are stressed in Canada think and pray about those people in Ethiopia that have far less ability to battle the weather than we do ! At this time I just ask that we all come along side farmers in both countries in support through your prayers... We have just come through the Thanksgiving season that reminded us that have been so Blessed and that we are Blessed to Bless others... After the feasting of Thanksgiving comes World Food Day (October 16th), a time set aside to remember and pray for the more than 821 million people around the world who do not know where their next meal is coming from. Ray the Grain Guy

Ron and Earl harvested the 6 acres of Yellow Peas Kernels field , They were dry and went straight to the elevator !

Harvest time has arrived ! some crops have been harvested ...quality has been good and quantity has been above expectations for a dry season ! The dry part is now over it seems as rain blankets the prairies this weekend !