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Agriculture This Week: Care for the Earth: Only planet we have

Agriculture This Week: Care for the Earth: Only planet we have

It comes down to our collective need as a species to recognize we need to do a better job of looking after the Earth because it is all we have if we want a future as a species.
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Spring cleaning? Beware of hantavirus

Spring cleaning? Beware of hantavirus

Mouse-borne infection can be deadly.
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Update for care and handling of beef cattle practice code

Update for care and handling of beef cattle practice code

Beef stakeholders invited to fill out a survey.
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Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

Flu outbreak sees buyers balk at beef futures

The good news is cash prices have remained more-or-less steady amid the chaos.
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Plentiful barley supplies may pressure prices

Plentiful barley supplies may pressure prices

Forecast based on an acreage estimate lower than Statistics Canada’s 7.1 million acres.
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Turkey, Russia to remain strong players in durum market

Turkey, Russia to remain strong players in durum market

Adequate and timely rains critical for optimum production.
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Budget supports biofuel

Budget supports biofuel

Ottawa unveiled three tools to support biofuel projects in Canada.
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Domestic birds host for bovine influenza A virus

Domestic birds host for bovine influenza A virus

Epidemiologist says there is ‘still lots’ to investigate about how virus jumped from birds to dairy cattle.
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Opinion: Public-driven pork policy brings related headaches

Opinion: Public-driven pork policy brings related headaches

Impact of California’s Proposition 12 extends far beyond the state’s borders.
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Rail strike looms

Rail strike looms

The TCRC strike vote wraps up May 1; earliest strike or lockout date is May 22.
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