BC egg farmers care for the right reasons. There is more to caring for hens than meets the eye.
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Fairview Post
Posted By Chris Zwick
November 12, 2008
Livestock haulers and handlers across the country will soon require certification to transport livestock, but luckily enough the Fairview college campus is offering a one-day Certified Livestock Transport training program on Nov. 15.
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By Mannix Porterfield, THE REGISTER-HERALD (BECKLEY, W.V.)
Aug 16/06
FAIRLEA, W.Va.— Go back in time, say a century or so, even before the iron horse made its debut, and fetch a poultry farmer, pluck him off his Currier and Ives setting, then escort him into a modern chicken barn.
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Lloydminster Meridian Booster, 11 Jan 2008, Letter to the Editor
To the editor:
Why is it that urban dwelling experts and animal rights advocates feel they have to educate farmers in the economics and practices of farming?
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Source:Farmscape for February 5, 2009 (Episode 3095)
A Washington based communications strategist is encouraging livestock producers to harness some of the same strategies used by animal rights activists to get their message out.
Production agriculture has increasingly become the target of animals rights activists who have been extremely successful in bringing about legislative restrictions on livestock producers.
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The pigsite , August 04, 2008
INDIANA – It’s no secret that the farms of today are significantly different from those of generations past.
Dr. Jeff Harker’s veterinarian practice is dedicated solely to swine.Today’s farmers depend on technology such as GPS, odor filtration systems and computer programs to efficiently and safely produce food to feed the world’s growing population says a feature in the Indy Star. But the picture of modern farming sometimes makes those outside of agriculture uneasy.
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Green Acres comes to the Western Fair as some kids see a cow for the first time.
BY APRIL ROBINSON, SPECIAL TO SUN MEDIA, London Free Press, 2007.09.15
A black cow — a prized Limousin heifer — rests in a pen beside a raffle table at the Western Fair. “Win $1200 or Freezer Beef,” a sign reads.
The sight caught 23-year-old Lilla Pferschy of London by surprise.
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An agri-food spin on summer camps help prepare the future leaders of Canada’s agriculture sector
By OWEN ROBERTS, Guelph Mercury, July 30, 2007
The University of Guelph campus is alive this summer with camps and kids making great use of the facilities during the school’s quiet time, and getting a taste of what it would be like to be a student here.
The agricultural community has a special vested interest in having pre-university students on campus early and often, to excite them about joining the ranks of the storied Ontario Agricultural College “Aggies,” who time and again assume leadership positions in Canada’s vital and growing agri-food sector.
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Farmers, ranchers urged to help public understand care
By Mitch Lies, Capital Press, December 18, 2008
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Educating the public about agriculture – while worthy – no longer is adequate, according to an American Farm Bureau Federation executive.
Mace Thornton, deputy director of public relations for the AFBF, on Dec. 9 told participants at the 76th Annual Oregon Farm Bureau Convention that the Bureau has started a program encouraging producers to interact with the public – particularly on the topic of animal agriculture.
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By K. Scott Jones, Scott E. VanderWal and Dave J. Uttecht, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD; May 20, 2008
As livestock producers in South Dakota, we often consider ourselves “shielded” from the activist attacks on agriculture that happen in more populous areas. However, in recent years it’s becoming more and more apparent that Americans no longer have a thorough understanding of where their food comes from or how it’s produced.
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