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Grasshopper Infestation Taking over entire Farms in Alberta

This has been a relatively dry summer in Alberta. Besides stunting growth of pastures the dry condition have now created another problem in Woodland County, near Fort Assiniboine, Alberta. Grasshoppers have...

created by albertacowpoke | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago
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Cows know how to point themselves north, researchers say

Scientists don't seem to know why exactly, but cows may have an internal compass similar to that of honeybees. A team of German and Czech researchers were startled to make the discovery, the first of its kind...

created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
1390 views | 4 recommendations | 36 comments

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Smoke chokes Buenos Aires

Smoke is hanging over Argentina's capital Buenos Aires, causing major disruption to daily life after farmers apparently set brush fires to clear their land. "The smoke, from about 300 fires, is blamed for at least...

created by Rachel Nixon | 1 year ago
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Cows not all black and white

"Research on colour vision in farm animals shows that they are dichromats with cones (colour sensitive retina cells) most sensitive to yellowish-green and blue purple light. Humans are trichromats and see the full colour spectrum. Dichromatic vision may make the animal...

created by becky1234 | 1 year ago
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Adrian Lukoszek

Bunny boom in BC

If you visit the Okanagan you might be forgiven for doing a double take at seeing hundreds of these furry creatures bouncing about town."In Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon, bunnies are everywhere, grazing along the...

created by Martha Jones | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Smart new kids on the block

"To me, this seems really, really rich. When you're looking at stock quotes in the newspaper, you're "hunting and gathering". On the other hand, when you're looking at TV listings ("What's on tonight?"), you're "grazing". No, as usual, it's not my brainwave. I'm merely a...