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

The “team” got its name from when our ancestors used a team of oxen or horses to do the heavy work on the farm or in the bush. One good horse was not much good if it’s mate sat back

This is not the first time in history that our world has experienced drought, floods, wild fires, a worldwide life-threatening disease, or a war that affected the entire world, but not all at the same time. We have watched friends

I’m sure many of you had the same English teacher in school as I did. Mrs. M taught us how to deliver an effective speech. She expected the speaker to wear appropriate clothes, stand up straight, no slouching, know your

Every now and then, a new weed appears in a farmer’s field, in a ditch or even in a bouquet of flowers. Even while farmers try to choose the best seed, feed or custom operator to do the big jobs