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Some things never change. The land, the clock, calendar and weather forecasts have always been the major influences in everyday farming.
One thing that has changed dramatically on the farm is the tractor. Today’s tractors and the engines that power them have evolved dramatically from the late 1800s, when mechanized traction equipment (powered by steam then gasoline) first arrived on the farm.
With the drought of 2012 nearing the rearview mirror, we enter 2013 fall harvest with much more optimism as crops across Ontario look much better than the previous year.
Sitting back and looking at the big picture, I think that now is the time to truly replenish on-farm feed reserves that have been drastically depleted over the past 12 months.
To celebrate and honour the late Andrea Crowe of Hi-Calibre Holsteins of Burntcoat, N.S., and her legacy as a passionate Holstein breeder, exhibitor and community-minded individual, a committee of her friends are creating an annual award.
Breeders from across the country gathered in mid-July for a Field Day and AGM, sponsored by the Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society (CMSS), at Oceanbrae Farms owned by the Barrett family in Belmont, Prince Edward Island.
A Saint-Casmir, Quebec, family recently was honoured with the Dairy Farm Sustainability Award. Sylvain Laquerre and Noëlline Dusablon and their son, Benoit — sixth- and seventh-generation farmers —accepted the award from Wally Smith, president of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), and Andrew Ritchie, managing director of DeLaval Inc.
I pledge: my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, my health to better living, for my club, my community and my country.
The 4-H pledge was one of the first sayings that I had to commit to memory. As a young member of the South Side Eagles 4-H Club, I could have been called upon at any meeting to lead the club through its recitation.
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To celebrate and honour the late Andrea Crowe of 
