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Melamine Scandal Resurfaces In China

February 11, 2010

China has arrested three more people for dealing in milk and milk powder tainted with melamine, a compound used in plastics and fertilizer that caused a massive food safety scandal last year, the Xinhua news agency said. The tainted milk powder dates to mid-2008 but was sold to dairy firms and food companies in late

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More Than One Way To Learn

By Daniel Winters February 4, 2010

suPPlied Photo It all started with a pig. The pig, a gift from his father, was fed to market weight and then sold. Most kids his age would have spent the money on foolishness, but the young Kevin Hruska sunk his newfound wealth into a router and woodworking tools. With the router, he then made

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Tractor, Combine Sales Seen Dropping In 2010

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 28, 2010

Sales of tractors and combines in both the Canadian and U. S. markets are expected to drop significantly in 2010 from 2009 levels. The Milwaukee-based Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a trade association for over 800 makers of farm, forestry, construction, mining and utility equipment, said last week that it expects to see double-digit decreases, percentage-wise,

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New Harness Shop Opens Up In Rapid City

By Daniel Winters January 21, 2010

“There will be no synthetics in my shop.” Acentury ago, immigrants flocked to Canadian shores in the hopes of securing a better life for themselves and their children. For many, such as the Mennonites and Ukrainians from Russia, it was a desperate bid to escape a tyrannical government. On the contrary, Peter and Rina Schueler,

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Prairie Manufacturers Target New Markets Abroad

By Scott Garvey December 3, 2009

“We’re showing in a big way and hope that our customers from eastern Europe are able to attend.” – DON HENRY, BEHLEN Walking among the displays at Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery exhibition held here in November, anyone from Manitoba or Saskatchewan could be forgiven for feeling a little proud. Canadian and provincial flags

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Materials

October 22, 2009

12×12-inch green, brown and black felt 18×27-inch harvest-orange fabric Heavy blue felt 8-and 9-inch circle template Krylon Easy Tack repositional adhesive 47020 spray Elmer’s spray adhesive Home Bond contact cement solvent Gold-coloured trim Exacto knife Sharp scissors Cutting board Cardstock paper Glue gun Tweezers

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Let The Kids Decorate For Thanksgiving – for Oct. 8, 2009

By Dana Ramstedt October 8, 2009

With Thanksgiving coming up why not have the kids make a couple of crafts to decorate the house. Fall Banner Materials: -White pillow case -Pinking shears -Fabric paint – brown, red, light green and yellow -Trays for paint -Leaf and acorn stamps -A stick four inches longer than width of pillow case -Raffia twist -Glue

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Canadian Pioneers

By Joanne Rawluk June 25, 2009

Leaving your homeland You journeyed Bravely crossing the ocean Looking for a better life You came To a land of bush and harsh climate To back-breaking work of clearing the land and settling On ten-dollar homesteads. Every task to be done by hand With saw and axe you carved a place in the wilderness Hewing

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Deere’s Profit Drops

May 28, 2009

Deere and Co., the world’s largest maker of agricultural machinery, reported sharply lower quarterly earnings May 20 as lower crop prices and farmers’ concerns about the global recession weighed on demand. Deere said a number of factors contributed to a 38 per cent decline in its second-quarter results, including higher raw material costs, the strong

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Europeans Press U. S. For Doha Breakthrough Soon

By Doug Palmer April 9, 2009

Countries should try for a breakthrough in world trade talks after India has held national elections in May and could be in a better position to bargain, two top European trade officials said March 25. Leaders of the Group of 20 developed and developing countries also “should give a strong signal to close the deal

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Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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Melamine Scandal Resurfaces In China

More Than One Way To Learn

Tractor, Combine Sales Seen Dropping In 2010

New Harness Shop Opens Up In Rapid City

Prairie Manufacturers Target New Markets Abroad

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Let The Kids Decorate For Thanksgiving – for Oct. 8, 2009

Canadian Pioneers

Deere’s Profit Drops

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