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January 14, 2026

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Outstanding in His Field

History repeats itself

While in Europe on an agricultural tour about fifty years ago, I got a rude awakening to the haves and the have nots. As I

Another dark cloud

September 21, 2018 will be a day many of our friends and families will never forget. When a couple tornados touched down in and near

Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the

Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the

Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds

Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds

Feeling sorry for Americans

We all have relatives or friends who live in some part of the USA. Just like many of my neighbours who now live in Canada

The fall fair

Since medieval times, the fall fair has been a time to celebrate the year with music, dance, drink and food with your neighbours and to

Like the Waltons by Chris Judd

Lately while watching an old rerun of The Waltons I realized that I and many of our neighbours had grown up in a home situation

The barn dance by Chris Judd

Farmers have always been known to work long hours tilling their fields, planting crops, cutting hay, harvesting crops and tending their animals. All this while

History repeats itself

While in Europe on an agricultural tour about fifty years ago, I got a rude awakening to the haves and the have nots. As I admired a giant, pristine castle complete with a moat I asked, “Who owns that beautiful

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Another dark cloud

September 21, 2018 will be a day many of our friends and families will never forget. When a couple tornados touched down in and near the Ottawa-Gatineau area, trees came down, shingles blew off, roofs blew away and entire houses

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Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the caption below reading “mothers of the human race,” because for thousands of years cows provided

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Tip your hat to the lady by Chris Judd

Most of our dairy farmers are familiar with the painting of true type dairy cows (Holstein, Ayrshire, Jersey, Brown Swiss and milking Shorthorn) with the caption below reading “mothers of the human race,” because for thousands of years cows provided

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Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds of business shaped cards. If a restaurant served butter, real whipped cream and other dairy

Read More »

Why does food make me sick?

About 1990, the dairy farmers of North America developed a campaign to encourage restaurants to use real dairy products. Dairy farmers were given two kinds of business shaped cards. If a restaurant served butter, real whipped cream and other dairy

Read More »

Feeling sorry for Americans

We all have relatives or friends who live in some part of the USA. Just like many of my neighbours who now live in Canada when my ancestors came from different parts of Europe to North America, their families lived

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The fall fair

Since medieval times, the fall fair has been a time to celebrate the year with music, dance, drink and food with your neighbours and to show off the best that you have produced. Needless to say, when our ancestors came

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Like the Waltons by Chris Judd

Lately while watching an old rerun of The Waltons I realized that I and many of our neighbours had grown up in a home situation very similar to the one portrayed on The Waltons set. We lived three generations in

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The barn dance by Chris Judd

Farmers have always been known to work long hours tilling their fields, planting crops, cutting hay, harvesting crops and tending their animals. All this while watching the weather and planning their many jobs to fit between rains. Many years they

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