Why farmers should send lame cows outside
A new study from the UBC Dairy research centre shows that cows with hurt hooves prefer to spend time out of doors, and get better when they do.
Agriculture
Want to train animals on BC farmland? It matters what kind
Dog training is banned on properties in BC’s agricultural land reserve, but training horses is fine, an Abbotsford landowner has found
Farming up: the future of vertical farms in the Fraser Valley
Vertical farms can now get growing on the Agricultural Land Reserve, but some advocates worry municipalities will have too much power over those farms.
The Current animal encyclopedia
From cougars to crows, salmon to weevils, The Current shares its animal-related stories with you.
The Fraser Valley’s best farmers markets
From Langley to Agassiz, all the farmers’ markets you need to check out this summer
âLike a waterfallâ: A first-person account of living through a flood
An exclusive look at the first Fraser Valley story to be entered into a new âmemory vaultâ collecting the stories of the survivors of climate disasters around the world.
The Happy Hoofer
Kevin Hinton is a bovine podiatrist skilled at keeping cow’s feet healthy. It’s not always easy, but he says fixing a cow’s ailments is rewarding work.
Inside an alpaca barbershop
Catherine Simpson is an expert at orchestrating Kensington Prairie Farm’s annual shearing event, having run it for more than two-decades. Here’s what happened after 100 alpacas were given a haircut.
âTotal optimismâ as Sumas Prairieâs littlest farms rebuild
A diverse and growing community institution looks to move on, after Novemberâs disaster
Bird flu poses new threat to Fraser Valleyâs flood-hit poultry industry
BC’s Animal Health Centre not yet operational after suffering damage in last year’s flooding.