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January 14, 2026

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Outstanding in His Field

Legal vs. common sense

During the last week of October, CBC published a story about a hefty fine levied against a small group of . . .

Reactive or proactive

Every year in our farming community, there are several farm machinery fires. These fires are very . . .

Punished

Well, the election is over, we hope, for another . . .

Thankful

Every year we get several long weekends to break up the year and give you that extra day or two to take a little .

Time management on the farm

Mom died many years ago but I’ll never forget her saying, “If you don’t set it down in the wrong place, you never have to

When is it too late?

We have heard and even use the term, “It’s too late” more often than we have to. Sometimes it really is too late. Last week,

Neighbours

There is an old saying; “You can live without your relatives, but not without your neighbours.” This was a common saying of . . .

Rebuilding the team

Most of us have watched closely as our favourite sports teams have gone from winning the cup to just a team in only a few

Get rid of the stress

Many years ago, at a dairy conference in Michigan which was aimed at increasing dairy cow profitability, a dairy cattle psychologist told the attendees that

Changes for the better or worse?

Most any farmer today can name fifty improvements in the ways farming is done today compared to only a generation or two ago. The crops

Thankful

Every year we get several long weekends to break up the year and give you that extra day or two to take a little . . .

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Time management on the farm

Mom died many years ago but I’ll never forget her saying, “If you don’t set it down in the wrong place, you never have to waste time picking it up.” Imagine the . . .

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When is it too late?

We have heard and even use the term, “It’s too late” more often than we have to. Sometimes it really is too late. Last week, I was . . .

Read More »

Neighbours

There is an old saying; “You can live without your relatives, but not without your neighbours.” This was a common saying of . . .

Read More »

Rebuilding the team

Most of us have watched closely as our favourite sports teams have gone from winning the cup to just a team in only a few years. A couple players get . . .

Read More »

Get rid of the stress

Many years ago, at a dairy conference in Michigan which was aimed at increasing dairy cow profitability, a dairy cattle psychologist told the attendees that a dairy farmer simply had to . . .

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