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One of the “oldtimers” in organics

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Charlie Lasser was organic before it was even cool. The Chetwynd, B.C. rancher has had a closed beef herd for 45 years, he has never used fertilizers and chemicals on the ranch. He called the other day looking for information on another matter, but was also able to fill me in a bit on his […] Read more
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Is demand for diesel fuel about to decline?

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All of the hype that swirled around biofuels a couple of years ago has kind of died down, probably because little real policy incentive has been created to continue driving alternative fuels forward. And the federal government has announced the EcoEnergy Biofuel Subsidy Program will not be renewed when it expires in 2017, much to […] Read more
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There is real life here after all

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It took a lot of driving but I finally found a beef animal in Arizona. I saw lots of fenced desert, where I am sure nothing lives, but finally as I traveled through the northern part of the state toward the Grand Canyon, I finally saw some grass growing between the brush and figured there […] Read more
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Are you on the edge of farming?

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In the last year a lot of groups and organizations decided it was time to start promoting agriculture. That led to initiatives such as the Ag More Than Ever program and a few others. The idea behind them is to get the general public familiar with farming again, and let them know how important it […] Read more
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Eugene Whelan was IP in a political crop

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I was sorry to read this week that Eugene Whelan, one of the most colorful federal Agriculture Ministers in the last 100 years had died. He was 88. My one notable claim is that I covered Whelan’s first speaking engagement after he was appointed agriculture minister in 1972. It was in the community of Avonmore, […] Read more
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Man, parts of the world are so out of whack

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Part of the curse of being a fashion icon is that every farm show or field event you go to people rush up and want to know “who are you wearing?” “And show us your shoes, too….oh, those are fabulous.” And of course my stock, tried-and-true answer “Oh, this? It is by Mr. Mark’s.” For […] Read more
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Ag Connect Expo

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I spent most of the last week of January in Kansas City at Ag Connect Expo. This was only the third time this show has been held, and it started off on a pretty small scale—at least in terms of attendance. But from the start, this event has had some pretty impressive sponsors. All the […] Read more
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Guard Dog puppy needed

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I usually don’t make this a classified ad column, but one of our farmer/writers in Manitoba needs a new guard dog puppy for their sheep flock. The breed they had is Akbash/Maremma, which to be honest is a breed I have never heard of. What happened to  the good old Sheep Dog? Akbash/Maremma is a […] Read more

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