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January 14, 2026

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Outstanding in His Field

Where did that come from?

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

Innovators

There are a few in every community. Many people think that they are a little crazy to stick their necks out. Much of the success

Food is expensive, if you can get it

Yes, food is expensive, but according to experts who track world food supplies, fuel prices, fertilizer supplies and some very grim predictions for world grain

Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point.

When your back is against the wall

An old farming friend once said, “You’ve never really farmed until you’ve walked down a gravel road kicking stones, wondering where the next dollar will

Don’t tell me what to do

From a very young age, we don’t like being reminded over and over, what not to do or what to do. Quite often, we already

The consumer is number one

For years, farmers have known that providing consumers with the food that they want is the main focus of their future. 75 years ago, grandpa

Where did that come from?

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

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Innovators

There are a few in every community. Many people think that they are a little crazy to stick their necks out. Much of the success of our communities can be traced back to a few people who were not afraid

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Food is expensive, if you can get it

Yes, food is expensive, but according to experts who track world food supplies, fuel prices, fertilizer supplies and some very grim predictions for world grain production, “We ain’t seen nothing yet.” Much of the reduction of world grain production had

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Holes in the wall

This week, a former milk producer called me, asking me to explain the baby formula shortage in North America when Canada gave the Chinese millions of dollars to build a new milk processing plant near the St. Laurence Seaway to

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Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point. Just when we thought that we had COVID-19 under control and backed into a corner,

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When your back is against the wall

An old farming friend once said, “You’ve never really farmed until you’ve walked down a gravel road kicking stones, wondering where the next dollar will come from.” In May 2022, a lot of consumers and farmers (farmers are consumers too)

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Don’t tell me what to do

From a very young age, we don’t like being reminded over and over, what not to do or what to do. Quite often, we already knew what our limitations were, but just felt insulted being reminded again and again. Some

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The consumer is number one

For years, farmers have known that providing consumers with the food that they want is the main focus of their future. 75 years ago, grandpa didn’t have to worry about the processors, truckers, retailers, etc. As one of the two

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