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Odds slim to none that global warming natural

It doesn’t matter how you cut the numbers,  human activity is behind it

By Mcgill University Release April 16, 2014

An analysis of temperature data since 1500 all but rules out the possibility that global warming in the industrial era is just a natural fluctuation in the Earth’s climate, according to a new study by McGill University physics professor, Shaun Lovejoy. The study, published online April 6 in the journal Climate Dynamics, represents a new

Did you know?, News

Country life and concussions

Motorized sport accidents are the most common cause  of concussions among rural kids

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 10, 2014

Researchers at Western University in London, Ont. have found youth living in rural areas are more likely to suffer concussions from injuries involving motorized vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes, whereas youth living in urban areas suffer concussions mostly as a result of sports. Hockey accounts for 40 per cent of those injuries.

Did you know?, Livestock, Other livestock

Goats are smarter than you think

They are independent learners with long memories

By Queen Mary University of London April 8, 2014

Goats learn how to solve complicated tasks quickly and can recall how to perform them for at least 10 months, which might explain their remarkable ability to adapt to harsh environments, say researchers at Queen Mary University of London. Scientists trained a group of goats to retrieve food from a box using a linked sequence

Did you know?, Forages

One invasive species leads to another

Human development linked with spread of invasive plants

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 31, 2014

One invasive species leads to another, says an article published in the current issue of Rangeland Ecology & Management. A release from the magazine’s publisher, the Society for Range Management, says the authors began with the idea that as people develop a rural area, they change the original habitat by introducing foreign species and spreading

Did you know?, Livestock, News

Cows learn better with a buddy

Calves housed individually took longer to adapt to new things

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 25, 2014

Cows learn better when housed together, which may help them adjust faster to complex new feeding and milking technologies on the modern farm, a University of British Columbia study has found. The research, published in PLOS ONE, shows dairy calves become better at learning when a “buddy system” is in place. The study also provides

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Buffett uses farm as investment example

Don’t speculate on price movements, says world’s fourth-richest man

March 17, 2014

Berkshire Hathaway chairman Warren Buffett, known for his folksy straightforward communication style, turned to farming to recommend his winning strategy for investors to follow. In an excerpt of his annual letter to shareholders, Buffett used a 1986 purchase of a farm located 50 miles north of Omaha to support his case about simple, diversified and

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If you have to go nitpickin’

Ordinary conditioner works as well as anything

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 12, 2014

It happens. A call from the school or daycare sets off a frenzy of shampooing, combing and various delousing efforts that has the whole family feeling creepy. Female head lice lay eggs directly onto strands of hair, and they cement them in place with a glue-like substance, making them incredibly hard to remove. In fact,

Test will detect the effects of the drugs, not the drugs themselves.

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Irish scientists develop rapid animal-doping test

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 1, 2014

Scientists at Queen’s University Belfast and the Irish Equine Centre say they are developing a new way to test for illegal drugs used in animals. The tests could be used for banned growth promoters, hormones and antibiotics used on animals destined for the food chain as well as those involved in sport. In a release,

Did you know?, News

Research proves it — living in the country is better

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 17, 2014

Living in the country improves your mental health, say researchers writing in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science & Technology. Mathew P. White and colleagues note that mental well-being is a major public health issue, with unipolar depressive disorder the leading cause of disability in middle- to high-income countries. Some research suggests that part

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Paying kids to eat veg

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 10, 2014

Researchers at Brigham Young and Cornell universities say the good news is that a new U.S. government rule has schools serving an extra $5.4 million worth of fruits and vegetables each day. The bad news is that a study shows the kids discard 70 per cent of it. “We saw a minor increase in kids

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Did you know?

Odds slim to none that global warming natural

Country life and concussions

Goats are smarter than you think

One invasive species leads to another

Cows learn better with a buddy

Buffett uses farm as investment example

If you have to go nitpickin’

Irish scientists develop rapid animal-doping test

Research proves it — living in the country is better

Paying kids to eat veg

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