“What do you do in the winter?” is a common question asked of farmers. Our non-farming friends notice that the hay is all in, the grain fields are cleaned up, the corn silage is off, and most of the grain

Last week, a group of farmers, young and old, got together with some professors for a few hours of thinking and discussing some very soon-to-be problems that our college students and young farmers will have to deal with, such as

We knew the results of the recent US election would have a huge effect on Canada, but not like this. Before I go further, I want you to know that I do not have a doctorate, masters, or even a

You know it’s a slack day when there is a rerun of three- or four-year-old news. I too get tired of listening to wannabe politicians saying that they could do a better job than the party in power yet have

About 35 years ago, I was sitting at a Back in 1969, I got to go to France as part of winning a provincial junior farmer contest. This started a year before, after our local agronomist found out that I

About 35 years ago, I was sitting at a farmers’ meeting listening to an Ag Canada specialist tell a room full of Quebec farm representatives how much more income Canadian farmers had made that year compared to the previous year.

For the last few years, in a world that has survived over thousands of centuries, our provincial government now in power has got its knickers in a knot over a group of people whose language had diminished from being the

When I was a kid, Grandpa used to get the inside of the dairy barn “whitewashed” every spring when the milk cows were on pasture. A couple old bachelors came with an old Fargo truck with a little whitewash sprayer

Now, with the fall fairs behind us, fall thoughts take over, with drastic family changes for many.Suddenly, everyone realizes they’re a year older. Children are now entering a new phase in their life. Some youngsters are just starting daycare or

This is a little story about how and why I just don’t eat certain foods. Not everyone on this planet is allergic to or even sensitive to the same things. My son is allergic to penicillin. One of the most