As of early January, he said he could stand although he is using a wheel chair. His left side became paralysed and he now has only partial use of his left hand. It could take a number of months before he recovers completely. "I don’t care if it takes a year as long as I can get on the tractor in the spring," Judd said.

Judd has spent 26 years working with Quebec farm organizations and is a Quebec Federation of Agriculture director and regional president for the Outaouais/Laurentides Milk Syndicate. He spoke to almost 400 farmers last February at a Douglas high school, encouraging them to support the movement for one voice for farmers across Ontario.