The tour is over — thank God! Another few days of that and it might have killed me. The tour is done but not the holiday. We still have a few days left in England to visit cousins on my Dad’s side of the family. Other than trying to make a good impression to these […] Read more
We survived the tour
The studs of Ireland
We visited the Irish National Stud at Kildare, Ireland this Friday morning. It is a 1,000 acre government/private farm dedicated to breeding racing horses. It was established in 1900 and turned over the British government in 1943 and then to the Irish government in 1945. It is today run by a government owned company that […] Read more
I learned something about Ireland
I started the day in Glasgow, Scotland and ended the day having dinner at the oldest pub in Dublin, Ireland – The Brazen Head, which was established in 1198 — some 813 years ago. What a road and a time traveler I have become. It was a full day of seeing the Scottish and Irish […] Read more
The home of Haggis
I am in Glasgow, Scotland tonight (Monday) as I write this, but I wanted to draw your attention to the fact that Beatrix Potter raised Herdwick sheep? That is one bit of trivia I learned today was we took the tour bus through northern England and into Scotland. Potter who was the writer of children’s […] Read more
Pre-And Post-Harvest Treatments Are As Variable As The Weather
It seems the feast or famine weather scenario continues across Western Canada as farmers head into what may or may not be a delayed harvest season depending on where you farm. Farmers contacted in mid-August for the September Farmer Panel, describe a wide range of crop and ground conditions that include — believe it or […] Read more
Checking Out The Family Roots
As you read this I am in England seeing if I can find that wobbly old dairy cow they show on the news every time they air a story on BSE or Mad Cow (fortunately she hasn’t had much exposure recently). Anyway, I plan to put her out of her misery once and for all. […] Read more
As the London Eye turns
In honor of the Canadian dairy industry we went to see a West London musical called “The Jersey Boys” on Thursday and Friday in honor of purebred beef breeders everywhere we ate dinner at a restaurant called The Angus Steakhouse. It featured Black Aberdeen Angus beef. I am sure someone in Canada has shipped breeding […] Read more
Tally ho, from Grainews London correspondent
What do four old people, London, 6 p.m. and pizza have in common? That’s what happens when you have been up all night traveling to England from Canada – you fall asleep at 6 p.m. eating pizza in London. Geez, salmon fishing at Campbell River, B.C. one day and a less than a week later […] Read more
As the tide turns
I’m home from salmon fishing and the jinx of the one-day loosing streak was broken. As I discovered last Thursday the real skill in catching salmon is in reeling them in. Many are caught, but only about half actually make it into the boat. Slow and steady reeling and let ‘em run if they […] Read more
Field research is no fishing expedition
Today in my relentless “going to the ends of the earth” search for knowledge on how to grow better crops and improve beef production profitability, I am in Campbell River, B.C. salmon fishing. I think I was fishing, although at times Wednesday morning it was much more like doing research on how other people […] Read more
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