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Gentle treatments for pain in the neck

Fit to Farm: Built-up tensions come compliments of the season

Heading toward year-end, people unknowingly tense up against the cold and busyness, causing neck pain that can often be treated with appropriate support and gentle mobility, athletic therapist Kathlyn Hossack says.

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At-home remedies for arthritis pain

Fit to Farm: It only seems weird to use heat and warmth to reduce inflammation in your joints

Joint pain and pain related to arthritis are common occurrences heading into our colder months here in Canada. With extreme and frequent changes in temperature and air pressure, many of us experience increased achiness, stiffness and inflammation. Here are a few at-home ideas to try this winter to hopefully take the edge off some of […] Read more


University of Alberta researcher Ehsan Feizollahi helped test the use of cold plasma to decontaminate grains.

Plasma shows promise against fusarium-formed toxins

The fourth state of matter could someday be put to work at a malt house or feedlot near you

Researchers at the University of Alberta are harnessing a high-tech concept to decontaminate grain. They’re using cold plasma, which is created by electrical discharge in a low-pressure gas. One of the most common uses is in fluorescent lighting, which creates light with little heat. Cold plasma is the fourth state of matter, alongside solid, liquid […] Read more

Christopher, was a passenger on the four-wheeler helping to check out
the cows and calves on the heifer hill pasture.

Effective treatment for a case of diphtheria

Several projects during the month including bovine as well as human health concerns

August 10 The weather continues hot and dry, with thick smoke most days from the big fire that just keeps growing north of town. By last Sunday it had grown to more than 70,000 acres and more than 1,000 firefighters were trying to control it, but it is still growing daily. August 20 Last Saturday […] Read more