Early-Morning Fire Destroys Barns at Walkerbrae Farms
Jimmy Walker of Walkerbrae farms says he’s just happy nobody was hurt in an early-morning fire. Fire crews from Guelph, Fergus and Rockwood were called to Walkerbrae Farms on Wellington Road 30 shortly after 7 a.m. Monday.- Letter to the Editor from Ayrshire USA in Regards to Sr. Yearling Class Cancellation
The Bullvine received the following letter from US Ayrshire President, Steve McDonald, in regard to the discussion on one of our Polls on Facebook in regards to the need for the non-milking senior yearling class at the major shows - Rosedale Genetics Classification Results
On February 7th, Rosedale received a visit from the classifier. Here a few highlights of the day - Children Who Drink Raw Milk Exhibit High Resistance to Allergens
The Hygiene Hypothesis states that when children lack early exposure to infectious agents, parasites, and symbiotic microorganisms like normal gut flora such as would naturally occur in a rural or farm environment, they are much more likely to suffer from autoimmune disorders such as allergies or asthma. - Great Classification Results for Brabantdale
Brabantdale Farms of Navan Ontario recently classified with the following results. - Tom Rowntree of Rowntree Farms Dies of Cancer
Passed away while surrounded by family and friends on Monday February 18, 2013, at the age of 65. Tom is survived by his wife of 45 years, Arlene Rowntree (Hayden); his son Dean Rowntree; his daughter Donna Rennie (Rowntree) and her husband Scott Rennie and his granddaughter Heidi Lyn Leslie. Brother of Don Rowntree and his wife Robin Rowntree (Canon). Son of Myrtle Rowntree and predeceased by his father Russel Rowntree. - New Dairy Expo – Dairy Industry on Steroids
In a CTV interview, one producer from New Brunswick stated that the Canadian Dairy XPO was like “the dairy industry on steroids” and that he had “never seen the likes of this, here in Canada”. - Monsanto Supreme Court Case Stirs Social Commentary
A seed-patent case involving an Indiana soybean farmer and Monsanto is attracting plenty of interest online. The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to side with Monsanto Co. in its claim that an Indiana farmer violated the company’s patents on soybean seeds that are resistant to its weed-killer. - Pre-Selection Italy European Show
The Italian team has been named for the 2013 EU Championships. - Selection for Polled Dairy Cattle
Hornless dairy cattle, otherwise known as polled cattle, have been preferred over horned animals for decades. For this reason, it has been common herd management practise in most developed countries to dehorn animals when they are young. Methods for dehorning have traditionally aimed at minimizing any pain to the animal. Nevertheless, interest in applying genetic selection in favour of the “polled” gene has grown significantly in recent years even though the presence of such a gene in dairy cattle has been known for over 70 years.
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