"A lot of these songs were really difficult to write and some of them just fell out because they needed to be said," says country-pop artist Sam McMeekin.

Josh Ross won’t be heading to CMC Rocks this year, with a huge new US opportunity forcing the fast-rising country star to change plans.

It’s really a tribute to how much energy - physically and emotionally - the world’s farmers put into their craft in order to provide food and products for the entire world.” ...