Let's Talk Farm Animals

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Farm and Food Care — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:50:56 +0000

People have long wondered which came first, the chicken or the egg? Jacob Pelissero is an Ontario egg and pullet farmer. Pullet is the term used to describe a young hen from the time she is a few days of age to 19 weeks of age when she’s old enough to start laying eggs. In [...]

Canadian experts convinced GMO swine feed study is deeply flawed

Farm and Food Care — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 18:01:44 +0000

By Farm & Food Care Canadian animal health specialists are among the experts around the world denouncing a recent study suggesting animals are harmed by eating GM crops. The study – published in the little-known Journal of Organic Systems (sponsored by the Organic Federation of Australia) claims researchers found severe stomach inflammation in pigs that [...]

Innovative dairy goat farmers win prestigious awards

Farm and Food Care — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:01:24 +0000

By Lilian Schaer (Keene) Cindy and Kevin Hope always knew they wanted to create their own branded line of dairy goat products and goat meat right on their farm some day. What they didn’t know was that their efforts to build sustainability into their farming business would net them two prestigious awards.Cross Wind Farm was [...]

Meet the face of June in the Faces of Farming calendar

Farm and Food Care — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:18:07 +0000

By Patricia Grotenhuis Dancing in the barn, baking pies, catering and many great memories of farming alongside her husband Morley are just a sample of the stories Thelma Trask can tell. This energetic mother of six and grandmother of 10 has been farming with her husband since their wedding 56 years ago, and before that, [...]

Twinkle toes – pedicures for cows

Farm and Food Care — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:49:44 +0000

by Kim Waalderbos Our cows are walking with some extra bounce in their step. They’ve all just been given a cow-sized pedicure by our hoof trimmer Peter. Peter comes to our farm two-to-three times each year to help care for our cows’ feet. It’s an important job because we want all them to be walking [...]