As days grow shorter and nights cooler, pastures that responded beautifully to copious amounts of rain earlier this summer and slowed through August are now rebounding just in time for a checking frost. For many we spoke with, making hay – especially good, early hay – was a heart-breaking experience.   Sodden meadows brought to mind the comment of an old friend who, visiting Prince Edward Island one wet summer years ago.

 With three companies in Canada, H. J. Heinz Canada, subsidiary of H.J. Heinz headquartered in Pittsburg, PA, claims it is, “Canada’s leading processor and marketer of high quality ketchup.” That being the case, why would Ottawa propose a tariff on ketchup, as it has, in retaliation for the U.S. refusal to abide by a World Trade Organization ruling on Country of Origin Labeling? Not COOL.

    Atlantic Beef and Sheep, is an experiment testing a theory that cattle and sheep in Atlantic Canada and the farmers who raise them have enough in common that one magazine can be relevant and helpful to both parties. It addresses the reality that we are bit players in “the industry” here on the East Coast and the best way to hang on is to hang together.