Category Archives: Published Articles

What do you get when you bring together a herd of goats, a family of farmers, and an agrologist (that’s a professional with a degree in agriculture)? Cheese, that’s what. Continue reading →

At Clarmell on the Rideau, the Mussell family’s idyllic farm near the village of Osgoode, goats scamper in their pens and crane their necks to better see what stranger with a camera has come visit them today.

OCT 13 10 – 12:05 PM — Over at Clarmell on the Rideau, the idyllic Mussell family farm near the village of Osgoode, goats scamper in their pens and crane their necks to better see what stranger with a camera … Continue reading →

OSGOODE—It’s an impressive feat — at only 23 years old, Ryan Mussell already has 260 kids. The Osgoode dairy goat farmer is greeting his animals in the barn on a Thursday afternoon, and it’s clear who’s running the show here.

OSGOODE – Agricultural funnyman Paul Mussell and family marked their farm’s 100 anniversary last month, a milestone also recognized this summer through the ‘Century Farm’ program run by the Junior Farmers Association of Ontario.

OSGOODE, Ont. – Have you heard the one about the dairy farmer and the heifers? Paul Mussell, an Ottawa-area farmer with an occasional off-farm gig as a stand-up comedian, hits the stage and tells his audience about the joys of … Continue reading →

MANOTICK — Dairy-farmer-cum-comedian Paul Mussell has performed at many a cancer benefit over the years. But Mussell and his family have been on the receiving end of some friendly help of their own this fall, as the funnyman faces down … Continue reading →

In Osgoode Township farmerPaul Mussell’s life, comedy and cancer are more intertwined than you might think. Humour helped him a lot when he was coping with cancer in his kidney. “My daughter gave me a card that read, ‘Dad, get well … Continue reading →