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Select for calving traits, not style

Select for calving traits, not style

A lot has been written and discussed about beef cow conformation, and the people showing cattle are well versed in what’s popular in the show ring and what characteristics tend to win the heifer classes.
Step two to value adding: Preparation

Step two to value adding: Preparation

What you should know before you open your farm gate to the public
China's largest online retailer to start selling Canadian real estate

China's largest online retailer to start selling Canadian real estate

Chinese consumers can now buy Canadian homes like shoes, thanks to a new deal inked between real estate portal Juwai.com and shopping site, JD.com
Running on empty

Running on empty

AAFC researchers are tackling methane emissions from cattle
Got Stella in the fridge? Glass particles could be in your bottles

Got Stella in the fridge? Glass particles could be in your bottles

Stella Artois issued a voluntary recall today for select packages containing 330ml bottles that could contain particles of glass.
Here’s why you’re going to pay more for alcohol starting this month

Here’s why you’re going to pay more for alcohol starting this month

Canadians can expect to pay more for beer, wine and spirits as taxes on alcohol sales have risen 1.5 per cent as of April 1. “That means even higher prices for beer in Canada,”said Beer Canada Chair Geroge Croft in a release.
1 in 4 Canadians are carers. Are you one of them?

1 in 4 Canadians are carers. Are you one of them?

One in four Canadians are family caregivers, according to Carers Canada and there are over a million caregivers in British Columbia.
Tall timber: Rural communities rally around threatened trees

Tall timber: Rural communities rally around threatened trees

The spectre of tree-destroying insects like emerald ash borer spreading in rural Manitoba underscores the urgency to begin to see trees as ‘green infrastructure’ and key community assets, say workshop speakers
Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

Sheep farmers in rural Australia waited more than half a century for wool prices to come roaring back, only to find there aren’t enough shearers to trim their golden fleeces.
My name is Alex, and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder

My name is Alex, and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder

My name is Alex, and I’m seventeen years old. I love to write, and I’m querying for my first novel. I play flute in my school band, and I’m section leader. I have three pets I love very much.
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