When a farming community mourns
July 23, 2019
Less than two percent of our population are classified as farmers but if you are reading this article, you are part of the farming community.
Less than two percent of our population are classified as farmers but if you are reading this article, you are part of the farming community.
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to the chief of the richest, most successful Indigenous tribe in Canada- while speaking at
Grampa didn’t invent ice cream but he knew how popular it was when he and grandma milked 26 cows by hand in the town of
When the new Ferguson TEA-20 tractor arrived in the spring of 1950 it was an eventful day for a two-year- old farm kid. It came
Whether you are a farmer or not very few things smell as good as a field of new mown hay. Every summer, I get dozens
It takes a whole community to milk a cow. We too often take all the community support that it takes to milk a cow for
An old farming friend of mine once said, “There are three things certain in life: death, taxes and things will change!” Every time you attend
The first weeds of spring are here and they are quite visible. When we drive to town we see them on lawns, in hay fields
I have known several economists over the past 50 years and a few actually had some long range thought and common sense. The first economist
We don’t like to class ourselves as animals but when we pass the bar on Saturday night and occasionally see the boys in a brawl
Less than two percent of our population are classified as farmers but if you are reading this article, you are part of the farming community. When anyone dies being with family or those close the person who died, to mourn,
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to listen to the chief of the richest, most successful Indigenous tribe in Canada- while speaking at a conference of Canada’s Native leaders. All through the conference leaders had targeted fixing the
Grampa didn’t invent ice cream but he knew how popular it was when he and grandma milked 26 cows by hand in the town of Shawville in the 1920s. They milked Holsteins in the fall and winter months because they
When the new Ferguson TEA-20 tractor arrived in the spring of 1950 it was an eventful day for a two-year- old farm kid. It came from the Ferguson dealer in Renfrew, Ont. on a one ton Dodge truck. They also
Whether you are a farmer or not very few things smell as good as a field of new mown hay. Every summer, I get dozens of questions about haying today compared to what folks observed in grampa’s time back in
It takes a whole community to milk a cow. We too often take all the community support that it takes to milk a cow for granted. Dairy farmers have to humble themselves and take time to recognize and thank all
An old farming friend of mine once said, “There are three things certain in life: death, taxes and things will change!” Every time you attend a funeral or pay your taxes, you are reminded of the first two. When we
The first weeds of spring are here and they are quite visible. When we drive to town we see them on lawns, in hay fields and lots of them are growing close to the road where residual road salt residue
I have known several economists over the past 50 years and a few actually had some long range thought and common sense. The first economist who touched my life was an agricultural economist who taught at McGill. He was also
We don’t like to class ourselves as animals but when we pass the bar on Saturday night and occasionally see the boys in a brawl in the parking lot it reminds me of young bulls fighting in a pasture. Humans
The Bromley Historical Society welcomes Renfrew County historian Dave Lemkay to speak on Pines in the Sand – Lemke Family Roots and Branches. This free public presentation takes place on Sunday, August 17, 2pm, at the Old Town Hall, 498 Micksburg Road, Osceola. His talk draws on his extensive family research from Germany to Petawawa Township, across North America and the world. Refreshments will be served.
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