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	<title>Let's Talk Farm Animals &#187; Farm life</title>
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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>Barn changes over the generations</title>
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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>Farmers don’t marry their animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator I know that a dog is a man’s best friend, but sometimes people get ridiculous when it comes to animals. Now I don’t know of any farmer who has married their cow or chicken but I have read about several cases of people marrying their pets. Some do [...]]]></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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		<title>Christmas on the farm as a child</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Patricia Grotenhuis, Lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate Christmas morning. The kids wake up early, rush downstairs, see the presents and stockings that appeared through the night and promptly…walk right past, bundle up and head for the barn. Okay, we may have stopped for a quick peek in our stocking and to read Santa’s note, [...]]]></description>
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