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Great day for the Foodgrains wheat harvest

With the power of 16 roaring combines, two grain carts, and eight super-Bs, a hefty crop of wheat was lifted off the field early Tuesday afternoon, and trucked off to help the world’s people most in need.

Massive event in a quiet field helps those in need

Killarney Growing Project volunteers combine 165 tonnes of wheat for the CFGB.

Sowing spring wheat to help those in need

Despite near drought conditions, and temperatures that rise and fall every day, farmers are out on the land and getting crops sown.

Killarney Growing Project harvests field of canola during code yellow

It was a harvest like no other, held amid pandemic COVID-19 restrictions, and achieved in record time.

Rainy conditions compromise harvest and damage crops

After enduring a drought for most of the summer, fall has rolled in, accompanied by the sounds of thunder and cracks of lightning – and repetitive rains.

Enjoy a prairie-style lunch in the field – and watch the crop come in

A hockey stick, a flag, and a crop of wheat may well catch the surprised attention this summer of incoming traffic from the U.S. border.