I know Canada geese are not the usual harbingers of spring. That position is, of course, reserved for the famed robin. However, when the winter has been as long and cold as this one, you take what you can get. So I am henceforth officially declaring the beginning of spring with the arrival of geese in our pastures. Spring is a wonderful time on the farm. It sounds cliche, but then, so many cliches do have their roots in truth. Although we have had our first litter of pig