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February 11, 2026

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Chris Judd

Finally, wet grass!

Whether you watch your rain gauge, watch your lawn turn brown, or if you are a farmer, you notice that to get the same amount

The team

The “team” got its name from when our ancestors used a team of oxen or horses to do the heavy work on the farm or

Stressful times

This is not the first time in history that our world has experienced drought, floods, wild fires, a worldwide life-threatening disease, or a war that

Stand up, speak up and shut up

I’m sure many of you had the same English teacher in school as I did. Mrs. M taught us how to deliver an effective speech.

Where did that come from?

Every now and then, a new weed appears in a farmer’s field, in a ditch or even in a bouquet of flowers. Even while farmers

Innovators

There are a few in every community. Many people think that they are a little crazy to stick their necks out. Much of the success

Food is expensive, if you can get it

Yes, food is expensive, but according to experts who track world food supplies, fuel prices, fertilizer supplies and some very grim predictions for world grain

Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point.

Finally, wet grass!

Whether you watch your rain gauge, watch your lawn turn brown, or if you are a farmer, you notice that to get the same amount of hay that 100 acres of first cut yielded, it took 260 acres of second

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The team

The “team” got its name from when our ancestors used a team of oxen or horses to do the heavy work on the farm or in the bush. One good horse was not much good if it’s mate sat back

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Stressful times

This is not the first time in history that our world has experienced drought, floods, wild fires, a worldwide life-threatening disease, or a war that affected the entire world, but not all at the same time. We have watched friends

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Stand up, speak up and shut up

I’m sure many of you had the same English teacher in school as I did. Mrs. M taught us how to deliver an effective speech. She expected the speaker to wear appropriate clothes, stand up straight, no slouching, know your

Read More »

Where did that come from?

Every now and then, a new weed appears in a farmer’s field, in a ditch or even in a bouquet of flowers. Even while farmers try to choose the best seed, feed or custom operator to do the big jobs

Read More »

Innovators

There are a few in every community. Many people think that they are a little crazy to stick their necks out. Much of the success of our communities can be traced back to a few people who were not afraid

Read More »

Food is expensive, if you can get it

Yes, food is expensive, but according to experts who track world food supplies, fuel prices, fertilizer supplies and some very grim predictions for world grain production, “We ain’t seen nothing yet.” Much of the reduction of world grain production had

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Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions of dollars to build a new milk processing plant near the St. Laurence Seaway to

Read More »

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point. Just when we thought that we had COVID-19 under control and backed into a corner,

Read More »

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