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ANDY WALKER: An agricultural success story

As Prince Edward Island’s No. 1 industry, agriculture is never far from the headlines.

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Unfortunately, those headlines are often bad news. Whether it is damage to crops from a changing climate, or a shifting marketplace due to an ever-changing trade rules or consumer preferences, the challenges present a constantly moving target.

As the editor of a farm newspaper for over two decades, it was my job to write about how the industry met those obstacles and I confess the task wasn’t always pleasant. I have talked to producers who had their crop wiped out by factors largely beyond their control and I’ve attended farm auctions and watched producers look on as their life’s work goes to the highest bidder.

However, I also got to see something else in abundance — hope and passion. A phrase that I heard often was “farmers are by nature a positive bunch.” For me, that’s........

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