Benefits of Community Pasture on the Canadian Prairies Misunderstood

Western Producer

Should we not look beyond mere “price” and protect ongoing “value?” Full story here.

Goats graze on a community pasture. 

Courtesy of Trevor Herriot's Grass Notes.

Bee-Killing Pesticides Could Also Harm Butterflies, Mice And Birds, Study Claims

Daily Express

PESTICIDES which have been linked with the decline in bees could also harm other wildlife such as butterflies, mice and partridges, it has emerged. Full story here.

Swallowtail butterfly. PLT photo

Oilsands Tailings Cleanup Far Behind Schedule

CBC

Alberta's energy industry has found that cleaning up oilsands tailings is much harder than it thought. Details here.