BC BREAKING NEWS : (Kelowna Capital News) others also read... Hang in there, ranchers, the future will be brighter. Following a generally downbeat cattlemen’s conference in Kamloops, Feb. 10, Judy Guichon says there is hope for the battered industry. [News Source]

A letter from an old friend (Nanton News) Here's a letter from an old family friend who draws his water from the North Fork of Willow Creek not far from where I grew up. Salt of the earth guy. [News Source]

A letter from an old friend (Nanton News) Here's a letter from an old family friend who draws his water from the North Fork of Willow Creek not far from where I grew up. Salt of the earth guy. [News Source]

Strict regulations in place (The Simcoe Reformer) Livestock operators in the local area consider themselves fortunate that reliable deadstock removal service is only a phone call away. Some farmers in eastern Ontario have no access to the service and are left to their own devices when a large carcass materializes in the barnyard.[...] [News Source]

The climate crisis could be solved by courteous communication. Science is no longer an affair of isolated individuals discovering their facts. With external funding for big projects, the pressures on scientists to behave like authoritarian managers rather than free inquirers are strong and growing. [News Source]

Smelters’ legacies live on. When copper replaced gold as the top mineral produced in Shasta County, it brought with it great prosperity for the mine operators and the many local businesses related to the industry. But the smelters these mines used caused significant environmental damage in the region. [News Source]

EU Recognizes Importance of ASI’s Research on Developing New Smart Imaging Molecular Tools for Combating … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's set a challenge for modern medicine, as their origins are unclear and the comprehension of the progression of symptoms often relies upon a patients' behavior. [News Source]

Merck announces global sales of $27.4 billion for full-year 2009 (News-Medical-Net) Merck & Co., Inc. today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year of 2009 which include the results of legacy Schering-Plough operations from the close of the merger on Nov. 3, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2009. [News Source]

Colo. ranchers cheer as feds back off on livestock ID system (Denver Post) Colorado farmers and ranchers are cheering a U.S. Department of Agriculture decision to back off plans for a controversial national animal identification system aimed at stemming livestock disease outbreaks. [News Source]

Animal ID Program Left In Doubt By USDA (Yankton Press & Dakotan) Many farm organizations are hailing U.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack’s recent announcement that the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) will not proceed as the USDA had originally planned as a “rare victory.” [News Source]