On our farm, for as long as I can remember we always had a dog and several cats. They were never pampered but the family dog was always allowed to sleep in the house because she was easily trained to

A few observations of an old farmer of how mistakes in basic nutrition affect an animal’s health and performance and may similarly affect humans. In grade ten agriculture a class taught by Mr. Stones, he told us that animal nutrition

“We never miss the water til the well goes dry,” is a saying that is as old as the hills. With water making up half of our body weight (45-60 per cent for women and 50-65 per cent for men),

When our pioneering ancestors first came to Canada they came for cheap or free land and were filled with hope of a better future for themselves and their families. The pioneers knew there would be lots of hard work but

Recently, a few very vocal radicals have been preaching that humans should not be feeding children milk from another species. Everybody is entitled to their opinion, but cows have been considered the mothers of the human race, providing early nourishment

In everyone’s day there seems to be a race. It starts off at a young age when mom is warning you that “you’re going to miss the school bus if you don’t hurry up.” In the morning, many people grab

Each year we are faced with new technological breakthroughs that eventually we have to accept, reject or adopt. Automobiles were a rich man’s hobby until Henry Ford developed the assembly line to produce Model T’s that a working man could

Farmers just like other members of our society get stressed beyond the snapping point. If not recognized and treated, a co-worker may get unbearable to work with. A family may receive the brunt of anger built up inside a mom,

Many years ago, I overheard two hay marketers discussing their business over a beer in a local bar. They had been buying hay for two dollars a bale in another province and trucking it here to sell to local farmers

After WWII, my grandpa and dad decided that our world would likely survive another century and they ordered a tractor. For several years after the war, a farmer often had to wait several months after ordering a tractor before it