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3. EDITORIAL – Supply management under fire again
5. ACROSS BORDERS – Antibiotic use in US animal feeds
5. Hundreds demand San Diego County organic farms stay pesticide-free
6. ANNOUNCEMENTS – Ritz announces Crop Logistics Working Group
6. BC farmers and ranchers upset at on-going farm losses
7. British Columbia strengthens Agricultural Land Commission
7. Alberta watershed stewardship grants
7. UN launches International Year of Co-operatives
8. CIBC and 4-H announce new post-secondary education scholarships
8. Green, cost-saving ideas featured in 2012 EcoCalendar
8. Gluten Free living Workshop
9. CAFA: Canadian Association of Farm Advisors – We are your farm team
10. BEES – The real cost of losing 200 colonies
11. Is ‘ultrafiltered’ honey still honey?
13. COMPETITIONS & AWARDS – CFBMC launches annual Excellence Award for agricultural students
13. Farmers’ Edge wins Agri-Trade Ag Innovations Award for third consecutive year
13. Celebrating exceptional women in agriculture
14. Coastal provinces home to Canada’s 2011 Outstanding Young Farmers
14. OYF Calendar
15. ENERGY – Canada needs national energy policy to go truly green
15. Rising demand and declining resources confirms the end of cheap oil
16. ENVIRONMENT – Preserving rangeland ecosystems could become a profitable enterprise
17. EVENTS – Rambo is in town to help launch ESI
18. ‘Food Freedom’ rally at Victoria Legislature
18. Fairs, Exhibitions & Farm Shows
19. First ever Islands Agriculture Show goes Feb. 3 – 4
20. FARM BUSINESS – Canada wins COOL challenge
21. BMO agricultural outlook conference
23. MARKETING – Understanding cattle marketing
24. RESEARCH – A new model for understanding biodiversity
25. The genetics of Santa Claus
