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February 2016 Blog Posts (2)

Best practices in farm animal husbandry important piece of student veterinarian experience

Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) Dean Jeff Wichtel recently joined first and fourth year DVM students during hands-on health management training with small ruminants

Last week was a good week for me: I put on my coveralls and did some teaching. It’s less than five months since I left my position as a clinician at the Atlantic Veterinary College, yet it seems ages ago and I have been missing it.

I thoroughly enjoyed helping Dr. Paula Menzies, in OVC’s Population Medicine…

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Added by Ontario Veterinary College on February 23, 2016 at 3:21am — No Comments

Introducing Farmer Clair Doan 2016 Nuffield Canada Scholar.





Farms.com had the opportunity to video interview farmer and agri banker Clair Doan who is also one of the 2016 Nuffield Canada scholars. Clair's Nuffield research project will focus on how Canada’s supply managed sectors, particularly poultry farmers, can manage during times of uncertainty with increased political and global market pressures. As an advocate for our… Continue

Added by Joe Dales on February 21, 2016 at 7:00am — No Comments

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Checking the weekly cattle marketing report for the prairies

Manitoba Auction Marts moved 9,530 head of cattle for the week ending November 24th. 

Impacts of the drought on crop quality indicators

Recent crop reports from Western Canada have described the effects of record-high temperatures and lack of rainfall that have stressed crops.

Exploring leek harvest

In this Small Farm Canada short video, Jeff Carter explores harvesting leeks. A crop that can be harvested well into the fall and even over-wintered. 

Manitoba government gives significant rent reduction for land leases

In a proactive response to the challenges faced by Manitoba's agricultural producers, the provincial government has taken a significant step to bolster their support.

Farmers pleased to see proposed Underused Housing Tax change

Changes proposed by the federal government to its Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Act are welcome news for Ontario’s farmers

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