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December 3, 2025

Chris Judd

Psychology: positive versus negative

When most people my age (over 75) went to school, college, or more, we didn’t take psychology. We basically were taught the three Rs: Redin,

When to harvest

A couple days ago, a friend asked me: “When do you pick grapes for wine?” After I gave a very quick answer – “later on

What did I just eat

We have all had a great meal somewhere (at a fancy restaurant, at the neighbours or at home) and some time after, maybe a few

My first drive on farm machinery

Everybody remembers their first drive on farm machinery. Mine wasn’t on a tractor. We got our first tractor in 1949, so I guess now you

In the ground

Several years ago, I wrote a series of articles called “The seven bank accounts of a farmer,” and the most valuable bank account was the

Pickles again

Sometimes it’s best to think back before making changes. Remember the first FTA agreement? Our prime minister at the time was a good friend of

Je me souviens

Often, before we move on or even express ourselves, we should think back on what has happened that changed our path forward. Lately, we have

Givers and takers

Like never before since WWII, we are seeing the extreme of givers and takers. In every community, we can name people who are continually involved

Invisible choices

While the U.S. president was seen on TV getting out of a giant helicopter in a long black trench coat as he gave a big

With a stroke of a pen!

So our defence budget is too small. Our defence generals and politicians all agree that we need better and more planes, and ships, and other

Psychology: positive versus negative

When most people my age (over 75) went to school, college, or more, we didn’t take psychology. We basically were taught the three Rs: Redin, Rightin, and Rithmatic. Mrs. McCord tried to get us more “cultured” by teaching poetry and

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When to harvest

A couple days ago, a friend asked me: “When do you pick grapes for wine?” After I gave a very quick answer – “later on in September” – I began thinking about all the different things that are taken into

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What did I just eat

We have all had a great meal somewhere (at a fancy restaurant, at the neighbours or at home) and some time after, maybe a few hours, a few minutes, or the next day, we ask ourselves: “What did I eat?”

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My first drive on farm machinery

Everybody remembers their first drive on farm machinery. Mine wasn’t on a tractor. We got our first tractor in 1949, so I guess now you know that I was too young to drive the team.  My most memorable machine was

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In the ground

Several years ago, I wrote a series of articles called “The seven bank accounts of a farmer,” and the most valuable bank account was the ground that they work. The least important was money. If the other six were done

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Pickles again

Sometimes it’s best to think back before making changes. Remember the first FTA agreement? Our prime minister at the time was a good friend of the U.S. president (we thought) and if Canada gave up the very successful U.S.-Canada auto

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Je me souviens

Often, before we move on or even express ourselves, we should think back on what has happened that changed our path forward. Lately, we have been threatened by the president of the country just south of us. About 60 years

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Givers and takers

Like never before since WWII, we are seeing the extreme of givers and takers. In every community, we can name people who are continually involved in helping others. Here, we have 4-H, Lions, Rotary, many church go-ers, and volunteers in

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Invisible choices

While the U.S. president was seen on TV getting out of a giant helicopter in a long black trench coat as he gave a big fist pump to the camera, Canada’s leaders were around a big round table figuring out

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With a stroke of a pen!

So our defence budget is too small. Our defence generals and politicians all agree that we need better and more planes, and ships, and other help for our armed forces. When we look south, our neighbour does have a lot

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