The Global Positioning System (GPS) was started by the USA Defense in 1978. Early consumer versions were not very precise. The least expensive versions had an accuracy of between one and several meters. In 2022, most commonly used GPS is

Location is something that most chain stores, chain restaurants, car dealerships, etc. base as the number one thing that contributes to the future success of a business. That’s why that Tim Hortons is placed just off the highway and at

Lots of people moving to the Pontiac! Why Pontiac? A recent poll has shown that Quebec is the least likely province to move to. Maybe it has to do with our heritage? Our Pioneers came from many different countries, including

We all need a little inspiration sometime in our life. Some of us have been lucky enough to have been inspired many times. I have had friends who have lost a finger in a farm accident, another friend while cleaning

Ever since our ancestors arrived in this part of the world, they learned that those who worked together were the most successful. Some came ashore with an axe, some had a few food supplies like grain, a few pieces of

Since September, I’ve been asked several times, “Is the government telling farmers that they have to quit using chemical fertilizer?” The short answer is no. We have watched large organized farmer protests in Holland and other countries because they thought

The first factory made tractor on our farm was a 23 horse power 2N Ford, bought in 1948. It came with a two furrow mounted plow. In 1950, dad wanted a little loader for the front of the tractor, but

Dad once said, “A day that you don’t learn something is a lost day.” Last week, we had the privilege of getting together with three other couples who we first got together with 31 years ago while on a dairy

In Canada, and specifically in the Ottawa Valley, we claim Big Joe Mufferaw as our most famous lumberjack about who many tall tales and a few true ones were written or handed down from generation to generation. In the USA,

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