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	<title>Let's Talk Farm Animals &#187; Sustainability of the family farm</title>
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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>A Family Factory?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest blog, by:  James Bosma, Dairy Farmer and Agriculture Advocate. Factory versus Family farming has come to the forefront of discussion as of late. But what defines a family farm? In many cases, expansion is what allows a farm to be passed onto the next generation.  Supporting an additional salary may not be feasible without [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fall season on the farm</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ By Patricia Grotenhuis, Lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate Fall is a great time to be on the farm.  The smells, the colours and the activity of harvest and preparing the seed bed for the winter make every day different.  After months of work, it is finally time to harvest the crops. The animals born during [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainability is all the buzz in the retail world</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Leslie Ballentine, Farming and food commentator   According to the numerous trends lists that I have been reading, the buzz around food sustainability will continue to increase, driven by the food industry and retailers like Wal-Mart. This includes social, economic and environmental sustainability &#8211; lower greenhouse gas emissions, smaller carbon footprints, fair(er) trade and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvest 4 Hunger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Patricia Grotenhuis, lifelong farmer and agricultural advocate Hunger relief efforts by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank have been given a big boost by a group of farmers, who set a world record in the process. Although there were several date changes due to the weather forecast, on October 5, 115 farmers combined a 160 acre [...]]]></description>
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