Fix it time
February 7, 2024
Each spring is the same, “why didn’t I get those disc bearings ordered last fall?” or “is the corn planter ready to go?” or “did
Each spring is the same, “why didn’t I get those disc bearings ordered last fall?” or “is the corn planter ready to go?” or “did
Older than dirt. When we hear that phrase we think of an old cowboy with a cowboy hat and his skin as brown as the
About 25 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for a Quebec farm paper that was headlined as “The seven bank accounts of a
Why look back? It’s what’s ahead that we have to deal with. Sometimes, we should take a look back to see what decisions we made
I often get asked a question that relates to agriculture. Last week I was asked “do they add palm oil to the butter to make
Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a
Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a
When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited
Every now and again a friend will quietly take me aside and say “I want to ask you a stupid question.” First of all, a
One of the first toys that a child usually gets is a container with different shaped holes in it. From before kids can talk, they
Each spring is the same, “why didn’t I get those disc bearings ordered last fall?” or “is the corn planter ready to go?” or “did I fix the recoil on the lawnmower?” When I used to do the combining, each
Older than dirt. When we hear that phrase we think of an old cowboy with a cowboy hat and his skin as brown as the earth and so badly wrinkled that it looks about three sizes too big for him.
About 25 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for a Quebec farm paper that was headlined as “The seven bank accounts of a farmer” (Soil, Seed, Continuous education, “the team”, Neighbours, Politics, and Money). After you had read
Why look back? It’s what’s ahead that we have to deal with. Sometimes, we should take a look back to see what decisions we made were good for our future, and the decisions that we maybe made a little too
I often get asked a question that relates to agriculture. Last week I was asked “do they add palm oil to the butter to make it hard?” My quick answer; “butter is guaranteed to contain only milk fat, a little
Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a brother, uncle, or grandfather who lived on a farm. Seventy years ago, 90 per cent
Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a pretty good year. When in the rest of the world there was out-of-control forest fires,
When I was a kid going to school, history was not my best subject. At 10 years old I had a hard time getting excited about what happened thousands of years ago. I couldn’t understand why we spent many of
Every now and again a friend will quietly take me aside and say “I want to ask you a stupid question.” First of all, a teacher of mine once told me “there is no such thing as a stupid question,
One of the first toys that a child usually gets is a container with different shaped holes in it. From before kids can talk, they learn that you cannot put a square block in a round hole, or a triangular
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