EDITOR'S NOTES

The holidays are a time for family and togetherness, which brings warmth to the hearts of many. However, for those who have a lost a loved one, the holidays can magnify their grief.

By the time you read this, the World Series will have ended, and another Major League Baseball season will have come to a close. This popular warm-weather sport has led many to understand the basic rules of the game, even if they have never played it before.

Have you ever wanted something to be done so bad it no longer matters how it gets done, as long as it is complete, just so you can be free to move on to a new task or project?

I realize we just delivered our largest issue of the year to you as you are about to enter your busy fall harvest season. It’s going to be hard finding time to read, and you may not get through it all before the next issue comes in October, but I promise this one is worth taking the time to read, whether it is now or later.

Once again, it is time for our annual state of the industry issue. In the centre of this issue, we bring you the industry’s annual metric report to see how each province and the country as a whole has been performing over the past year.

I find it ironic the main themes for this issue – feed, forages and nutrition; dry and transition cows; and equipment, tools and implements – are coinciding with my life this week.