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	<title>Let's Talk Farm Animals &#187; Animal care</title>
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		<title>The Ick Factor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator A Toronto hospital is asking for donations of human placenta to repair and reconstruct damaged eyes.  I’m sure most non-doctors would consider this disgusting and give it high marks for the Ick Factor. Superficial communications can often create the Ick Factor and the Ick Factor often influences our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet the farmers of January from the 2012 Faces of Farming calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Patricia Grotenhuis Three Ontario turkey farmers, the father/sons team of Heiko, Wayne and Mike Oegema, are featured in the 2012 Faces of Farming Calendar published by the Farm Care Foundation. Their page was sponsored by Turkey Farmers of Ontario. . Heiko Oegema’s family established a turkey farm in 1959, shortly after emigrating from Holland.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Temperature fluctuations a worry for livestock farmers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Grotenhuis, Lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate This winter we are experiencing unseasonal temperatures and large temperature fluctuations in our area.  People often comment on how variable temperatures can affect their health.  Did you know the same is true for animals? Large swings in temperature mean farmers have to protect the animals against various [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barn changes over the generations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Barn changes over the generations By Patricia Grotenhuis, Lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate Sometimes I sit and think about all of the changes that have happened from the time my great-grandfather bought his farm until now, when my parents run it with the help of my siblings. Back in 1934, Canada was in the middle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas on the farm as an adult</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Grotenhuis, Agricultural advocate and lifelong farmer Growing up on a farm was the best preparation possible for marrying a farmer.  I knew that it meant Christmas celebrations, just like any celebrations, would start after the animals were taken care of.  Now that we are adults and are forming our own traditions, we are [...]]]></description>
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