Biofuels strain farming balance with livestock feed costs
The piece examines how booming biofuel ethanol and biodiesel raise crop prices, squeezing livestock producers and potentially raising feed costs. It notes corn and crude oil price convergence, the role of by products like distiller's dried grain, and a C$202,820 funding push at the University of Manitoba to study wheat based DDG and its impact on ethanol yield and by product quality.
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U.S
Canada
Prairie
Alberta
Brazil
United States
University of Manitoba
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Father’s heroic search for drowned boy in Mill Creek tragedy
A Edmonton father recalls the year like event when Mill Creek’s spring flood claimed a 10 year old, and he and six friends cut ice with chainsaws and plastic pipes to retrieve the body over four days, embodying a profound act of paternal love.
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Edmonton
Mill Creek Ravine
Mill Creek
North Saskatchewan
Quiet Summer Reflections on Pain Faith and Family
In a personal journal style, the author describes five weeks bedridden with back pain from osteoarthritis and sciatica followed by a bout of flu after a Paris trip. While homebound, they enjoy puzzles and catch up on shows, grateful for family support and faith that sustain them through suffering.
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Sciatica
Paris
Mater
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