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Publisher ACM announces proposed sale of South Australian, Queensland regional community newspapers to Star News Group | The North West Star

The titles ACM is selling in SA are: the Border Chronicle, Naracoorte Herald, Port Lincoln Times, The Islander, The Murray Valley Standard, The Recorder, The Victor Harbor Times, The Transcontinental, Whyalla News, Coastal Leader and The Flinders News. In Queensland, Star News Group will take ownership of the Beaudesert Times, the Goondiwindi Argus and the […]

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Union members ratify contract with Denver Processing

A strike has been averted after United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 (UFCW Local 7) voted to ratify what it calls “an industry-leading contract” with JBS-owned Denver Processing, a pork and beef case-ready plant. The new three-year contract contains the most significant wage increase ever secured by a UFCW local for workers at a […]

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Just how do Santa’s reindeer get the job done?

It is the “most wonderful time of the year” and this week Dr. Glenn Selk joins us to address the age-old questions of what permit Reindeer to pull Santa’s sleigh all over the globe on Christmas eve. Have you ever wondered how Santa’s reindeer can make that monumental journey on Christmas Eve? Let’s look into some […]

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Getting ready for the next cold snap

Temperatures have been pretty nice for this time of year; however, we are predicted to get some extreme cold next week for Christmas. Cows tend to lose their acclimation to cold weather when we have a series of nice thermoneutral days. Body condition Condition of cows and their hair coat can play a large part […]

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Nine of the best country properties for sale in Yorkshire

‘One of York’s most important country houses’ is among the joyful homes for sale right now in England’s biggest county — we’ve picked out some of the best.  Leyburn — £1.1m Live out your rail master dreams at this former Station House and Old Waiting Room, in the village of Leyburn in North Yorkshire. With […]

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Every calf needs colostrum | Beef Magazine

Dairies using beef sires for breeding has created a robust dairy-beef wet calf market. Just how well are these wet calves handling transport, commingling and their new feeding facility? Those that receive adequate passive transfer of colostrum are more likely to survive and thrive. The USDA National Animal Health Monitoring System Dairy 2014 survey found […]

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