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Langruth Rancher Takes Beef To The Legislature

By Daniel Winters February 4, 2010

For the price of two cows that he took to a local abattoir and got made into hamburger, Langruth rancher Kerry Arksey got a lot of ink – and an audience with the provincial agriculture minister. After his quiet, one-man protest at the Manitoba legislature Jan. 26, where he handed out free beef in exchange

Livestock

Humane Society Protests Rodeo Calf Roping

By Ron Friesen July 23, 2009

“We police ourselves quite well, in my mind.” – JIM PIPPOLO, CPRA When the Manitoba Stampede and Exhibition held its 46th annual rodeo in Morris last week, there was one group that wasn’t cheering for the cowboys. The Vancouver Humane Society is campaigning to ban calf roping (also called tie-down roping) from rodeos across Canada.

Opinion

Chemical Paranoia

By Ronald Doering April 23, 2009

Basic scientific illiteracy is further compounded by our collective problem with innumeracy. On March 5, the front page of the Globe and Mail screamed the scary headline: “Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks.” The story began in loaded and unqualified language: “The estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA, already banished from baby bottles and frowned

Cereals, Opinion

Smart thinking

December 4, 2008

JOHN MORRISS EDITORIAL DIRECTOR At first glance, it’s beyond bizarre. Members of Parliament, at public expense, sending letters to constituents recommending how to vote in a Canadian Wheat Board director election (see page ). What were they thinking? A recent “blog” by Globe and Mail columnist Robert Silver provides a possible explanation. He says the

News

The Comox Valley wants farmers

By Allan Dawson October 23, 2008

“And we’re starting to see results. We’re getting a lot of attention from a lot of different people.” – John Watson Courtenay, B. C. Vancouver Island’s Comox Valley wants farmers. The local economic development office concluded after extensive analysis the key to the region’s prosperity is attracting more producers and processors. It is even attending

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