Your best (and easiest) holiday dainty tray
Make-ahead recipes, store-bought goodies and co-operation with friends and family: Here’s how to throw together a stunning, low-stress tray. 
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Glacier FarmMedia – A transition toward high stocking rates on pastures followed by longer recovery periods has spurred profitability on a Manitoba beef farm, attendees at the recent Profitable Pastures online conference learned. Day three of the conference, hosted by the Ontario Forage Council, featured 2019 Nuffield Scholarship participant and Brandon-area farmer Ryan Boyd. Through
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The women in Tomina Jackson’s family have farmed for generations, but for years they’ve had to work in clothes that didn’t fit. “It came up that we were all just kind of wearing men’s and boy’s clothing,” Jackson told the Co-operator. “Men’s clothes aren’t made for women’s bodies,” she added. “Depending on the person, that
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