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Truth Stranger Than April Fool’s Fiction

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It had to happen. Employment on grain farms has been under threat from high-tech GPS apparatus such as driverless tractors, but you’d think that the cowboy’s job would be secure. No longer. A “virtual fence” system for cattle herds, developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS), may soon be marketed
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Aid Groups Plan Renewed Fight On Hunger

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Lost jobs, faltering banks and recession have pushed the issue of world hunger out of U. S. headlines, but U. S. aid groups are set to launch a plan to refocus attention on the issue, former U. S. senator George McGovern said Feb. 23. The plan by aid organizations including Feed the Children, Oxfam America,
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Financial Crisis Increases Hunger

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The economic crisis is pushing the world’s hungriest people to the wall, but a fraction of the cost of financial rescue packages could make a huge difference, the head of the UN’s World Food Program said Dec. 16. “I don’t think it is just an issue of compassion, it is an issue of global peace
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Conservation leader Don Alexander passes

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“Conservation efforts were very, very important to D. J. and he spent countless hours working with the Pembina Valley Conservation District.” – DONALD ORCHARD Don (D. J.) Alexander, one of Manitoba’s conservation leaders, died January 20 at his farm home near here following a brief illness. He was 74 years old. Alexander, chair of the
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EU rethinks support for poor areas

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Europe’s agriculture chief wants to revamp the rules for how the European Union pays extra subsidies for economically deprived areas, tightening criteria that may partially redraw the map of Europe’s poorest farmland. The EU’s system of less favoured areas (LFAs), or regions considered as disadvantaged and eligible for higher farming subsidies, has been under fire
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Feeding cattle on the cheap

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Brandon When does one plus one equal four? It can, according to Duane Thompson, who operates a mixed grain and cattle operation on an eight-section block of land south of Kelliher, Saskatchewan. Tying up all the loose ends on his farm creates looped synergies for an optimized system that keeps his production costs low and
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BBQ event a thank you to farmers

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“There’s reasons people want to stay on the land. So that’s what we decided to celebrate.” – STRESS LINE MANAGER JANET SMITH It was a day to say thanks to farmers and its organizers say it turned out so well, they’ll do it again. More than 2,500 farmers enjoyed a free outdoor barbecue at Fraser
Country Crossroads

Spin some sparkling webs

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Halloween! My favourite time of the year! It allows me the opportunity to revisit my childhood and drag as many of my friends and family with me. Whether I’m decorating my house or throwing one of my pumpkin-carving parties or dressing up with my child to haunt the neighbourhood, Halloween night is my night to
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Dark, fruity and free-spirited — jailhouse wine

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It might be the good sandy terroir and the sun, but oenologists at Portugal’s Pinheiro da Cruz prison say what gives their wine its prizewinning taste is the spirit of the inmates who make it. There are no striped suits, armed guards or watchtowers to be seen at the Pinheiro da Cruz vineyard in southern

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