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February 11, 2026

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Chris Judd

June is dairy month

It takes a whole community to milk a cow. We too often take all the community support that it takes to milk a cow for

Things change

An old farming friend of mine once said, “There are three things certain in life: death, taxes and things will change!” Every time you attend

Dandelions

The first weeds of spring are here and they are quite visible. When we drive to town we see them on lawns, in hay fields

They were both right

I have known several economists over the past 50 years and a few actually had some long range thought and common sense. The first economist

Humans are animals too

We don’t like to class ourselves as animals but when we pass the bar on Saturday night and occasionally see the boys in a brawl

Fad food or facts?

One time, while sitting around relaxing and talking about some big changes in bygone years someone asked, “What can we expect to see in the

Quantity or quality?

Throughout my 50 some years as a farmer, I have attended dozens of auction sales. At every auction sale I have attended, I have heard

Quantity or quality?

Ninety years ago when the dirty thirties struck our community many households in our town owned a cow. These “town cows” pastured in one of

10,000 years

On Easter Sunday, the choir emotionally sang “Ten Thousand Years.” Although the song inspired us to think about the future and where would we be,

Maple sugar

No one is sure of when maple sugar or maple syrup was invented. The Indigenous people of eastern North America had harvested sap from the

June is dairy month

It takes a whole community to milk a cow. We too often take all the community support that it takes to milk a cow for granted. Dairy farmers have to humble themselves and take time to recognize and thank all

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Things change

An old farming friend of mine once said, “There are three things certain in life: death, taxes and things will change!” Every time you attend a funeral or pay your taxes, you are reminded of the first two. When we

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Dandelions

The first weeds of spring are here and they are quite visible. When we drive to town we see them on lawns, in hay fields and lots of them are growing close to the road where residual road salt residue

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They were both right

I have known several economists over the past 50 years and a few actually had some long range thought and common sense. The first economist who touched my life was an agricultural economist who taught at McGill. He was also

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Humans are animals too

We don’t like to class ourselves as animals but when we pass the bar on Saturday night and occasionally see the boys in a brawl in the parking lot it reminds me of young bulls fighting in a pasture. Humans

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Fad food or facts?

One time, while sitting around relaxing and talking about some big changes in bygone years someone asked, “What can we expect to see in the future?” My old friend (Roly) replied, “I quit predicting the future but it will be

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Quantity or quality?

Throughout my 50 some years as a farmer, I have attended dozens of auction sales. At every auction sale I have attended, I have heard or been asked,“Why did they sell?” Often close friends and neighbours know several reasons why

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Quantity or quality?

Ninety years ago when the dirty thirties struck our community many households in our town owned a cow. These “town cows” pastured in one of the community pastures that surrounded our town. Each household that owned a cow sent someone

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10,000 years

On Easter Sunday, the choir emotionally sang “Ten Thousand Years.” Although the song inspired us to think about the future and where would we be, because I was never good at predicting far into the future, our faith takes on

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Maple sugar

No one is sure of when maple sugar or maple syrup was invented. The Indigenous people of eastern North America had harvested sap from the maple trees during the maple moon and boiled it down into syrup or sugar for

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