What a privilege to watch the farming industry grow up — this most basic industry we have, totally renewable, feeding our neighbours and people around the world. Over 54 years as a farm journalist, I witnessed countless firsts. Before that, I watched my father farm in the late 1940s and early 1950s, then joined him after an incomplete Grade 11 school year in 1963.

Fast forward to 1985, when we launched the first hog exhibition, carcass show and sale. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the industry returned to basics at the Keystone Centre in Brandon.

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Snowy roads did not keep producers away from the Brandon Hog & Poultry Show. By midday, the event had a strong turnout. The highlight at day’s end came with the trophies and the sale of champions — awards for baking, three categories in

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