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A quarter-century ago, small farms generated 46% of U.S. agricultural production. Today, the powerhouse of production is the large family farm with more than $1 million a year in gross cash farm incom … read more

The Canadian Veterinary Medical Association led the first inaugural campaign last year declaring March to be Tick Awareness Month across Canada. In partnership with Merck Animal Health, the campaign w … read more

Story Posted  Mar. 2nd, 2017 by Barbara Ducksworth in Western Producer Magazine* RED DEER — El Nino is back, and if global weather forecasts are right, crops and grazing conditions should be in good s … read more

If you are a homeowner who has had enough of deer eating your vegetable garden, then you are ready to install a deer fence for garden protection. But, what do you do when you need help with deer manag … read more

Abstract: We document the presence of blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, in the Grand River valley, Centre Wellington, Ontario. Overall, 15 (36%) of 42 I. scapularis adults collected from 41 mammal … read more