Of all the seven bank accounts of a farmer the one that I enjoyed adding to the most is “continuous education!” Because our family was dairy farming and trying to grow enough crops to keep them healthy and productive, we

Snow, what does it mean to you? To our farmers, snow brings strong but different thoughts to different farmers. To a soybean farmer, it means that any fields with beans still out, he realizes that he should either quit growing

One of the seven bank accounts of a farmer is to keep our politicians informed. At several agricultual conferences, farm meetings and presentations warning us of dangerous changes in climate, past, present and future — soil degradation, absence of planning

An age old saying said: “the only things sure in this world is death and taxes!” Whether it’s a beautiful flower or yourself; death is something that no one can argue about. Taxes are something that can change faster than

When our pioneering ancestors arrived in this wilderness in Western Quebec, and turned it into the homesteads for several thousand strong and proud Canadians, they were confronted with virgin forests of giant trees. After cutting a small clearing and constructing

Saturday night, we had the privilege of attending our local 4-H banquet. This is the night of the year when the local 4-H members and their parents get together to celebrate the accomplishments that the members have made during the

Bullying is named after the way a bull on the farm sometimes acts. Farmers have to deal with boss animals who think that they control the pen, the pasture, the feed bunk and even stalls that are used for sleeping

As we drive anywhere in eastern Canada, we wonder, “Why are the roads so crooked?” Or “Why did they ever build that town or city there?” You probably will have to talk to your grandparents, or dig deep into some

When we first think about the expression ‘full circle,’ we think of fashions when grandma was a girl and wore short shorts and other fashions that ten years later, you wouldn’t be caught dead in. Guess what? A few years

When we take a close look, we ask ourselves “who is really in control?” Most of us have participated in the Terry Fox run for cancer research some time in the last twenty plus years. Although millions if not billions