Westfield Community Growing project crop in the ground

PHOTO BY JAMIE RIEGER- Byron Danfield, CASE technician (left), is pictured with Brad Proud, Derek Schussler, and Bert Schussler who all donated their time last Thursday.

The Westfield Community Growing project planted a field of durum last Thursday, which upon harvest, will be donated to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Volunteer, Bert Schussler said the Westfield project was started 20 years ago by Murial and Nellie Luca who donated a quarter-section and challenged Schussler’s brother Al to manage it. Schussler noted that all equipment, fertilizer, fuel, seed, and labour has been donated to get this year’s Foodgrains crop in the ground.

PHOTO BY JAMIE RIEGER- Byron Danfield, CASE technician (left), is pictured with Brad Proud, Derek Schussler, and Bert Schussler who all donated their time last Thursday.

PHOTO BY JAMIE RIEGER- Brad Proud makes some adjustments to ensure the seed depth is correct for planting durum.

PHOTO BY JAMIE RIEGER- Rocky Mountain Equipment did a demonstration of its Seed Hawk 800, a huge and highly technical piece of equipment.

PHOTO BY JAMIE RIEGER- Bert Schussler and Rick Proud check the depth of the durum seed.