Reading Time: 2 minutes You can’t enjoy your farm if you’re dead — but many farmers take better care of their land, equipment, or animals than themselves. “It’s true for my family and a lot of farmers I know,” said Jordan Jensen, who grew up near Raymond and is now project manager of Sustainable Farm Families Canada. “Farmers tend […] Read more
New program takes aim at high early mortality rate of farmers
Stress, poor eating habits and other factors mean farmers have higher rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory issues
Science-based organization fights anti-wheat hysteria
‘Wheat belly’ and gluten-free diets are all the rage, and a new bestseller recommends cutting carbs to ward off dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression
Reading Time: 2 minutes What do you say to someone who has read the bestseller Wheat Belly and believes wheat is the new evil? Stick to the facts, says Christine Lowry, a dietitian and policy analyst with the Healthy Grains Institute — a year-old organization set up “to dispel myths around whole grains.” “We’re really making sure that we’re […] Read more
Ionophores, not antibiotics, mainly used in beef cattle
Danish ban has led to increased use of antibiotics, says BDRC
Reading Time: 3 minutes Antimicrobial resistance has become a highly charged issue. Headlines appear in the news on a regular basis suggesting that antibiotics are becoming less effective in humans and farmers are to blame. Some concerns have been raised that antimicrobial use in livestock leads to antimicrobial resistance and that some of the products used in food animals […] Read more
Calgary woman contracts hantavirus, lives to tell tale
DEADLY DUST Cathy was infected after sweeping the floor near some firewood contaminated with mouse feces and urine
Reading Time: 3 minutes One week, Cathy was a vibrant and healthy wife, mother and music teacher. The next, she was fighting for her life in a Calgary hospital, wondering whether she’d see her son’s next birthday. Cathy K. (her last name withheld by request) was exposed to hantavirus around Halloween of 2002, when she was 44 years old. […] Read moreCyber-Savvy Farmer
