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July 30, 2025

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Outstanding in His Field

Different

Want to start an argument? Just mention politics or religion. Last night we went to listen to a blues singer and, although many people love

How can they know?

Every now and again, season, year, or just occasionally, I am reminded that wild animals know things that we may never know. I am talking

Spring?

Sparrows don’t usually begin to nest in our valley until March, but on Feb. 12 there was a pair on our porch. Dad always told

Fix it time

Each spring is the same, “why didn’t I get those disc bearings ordered last fall?” or “is the corn planter ready to go?” or “did

Older than dirt

Older than dirt. When we hear that phrase we think of an old cowboy with a cowboy hat and his skin as brown as the

Neighbours

About 25 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for a Quebec farm paper that was headlined as “The seven bank accounts of a

How was 2023?

Why look back? It’s what’s ahead that we have to deal with. Sometimes, we should take a look back to see what decisions we made

What’s in the butter?

I often get asked a question that relates to agriculture. Last week I was asked “do they add palm oil to the butter to make

Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a

Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a

Different

Want to start an argument? Just mention politics or religion. Last night we went to listen to a blues singer and, although many people love blues, it wasn’t on the top of my list of favourite music. In fact, this

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How can they know?

Every now and again, season, year, or just occasionally, I am reminded that wild animals know things that we may never know. I am talking about wild animals as big as a black bear and as small as a hummingbird.

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Spring?

Sparrows don’t usually begin to nest in our valley until March, but on Feb. 12 there was a pair on our porch. Dad always told me that seeing a sparrow was a sign of spring. In many books, including the

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Fix it time

Each spring is the same, “why didn’t I get those disc bearings ordered last fall?” or “is the corn planter ready to go?” or “did I fix the recoil on the lawnmower?” When I used to do the combining, each

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Older than dirt

Older than dirt. When we hear that phrase we think of an old cowboy with a cowboy hat and his skin as brown as the earth and so badly wrinkled that it looks about three sizes too big for him.

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Neighbours

About 25 years ago, I wrote a series of articles for a Quebec farm paper that was headlined as “The seven bank accounts of a farmer” (Soil, Seed, Continuous education, “the team”, Neighbours, Politics, and Money). After you had read

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How was 2023?

Why look back? It’s what’s ahead that we have to deal with. Sometimes, we should take a look back to see what decisions we made were good for our future, and the decisions that we maybe made a little too

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What’s in the butter?

I often get asked a question that relates to agriculture. Last week I was asked “do they add palm oil to the butter to make it hard?” My quick answer; “butter is guaranteed to contain only milk fat, a little

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Consumers want to know

Farmers forget that most consumers are three or four generations away from the farm. When I was a kid, 70 years ago, everybody knew a brother, uncle, or grandfather who lived on a farm. Seventy years ago, 90 per cent

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Christmas Letters

Last week we received our first 2023 Christmas letter. First thought was we didn’t do anything special this year. Second thought was it was a pretty good year. When in the rest of the world there was out-of-control forest fires,

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