Udder health
Last month, Morgan presented the winner s trophy to Wade and Logan Bryanton of Tiny Acres Holsteins of Belmont, P.E.I.
Morgan said the scores are determined by the P.E.I. Dairy Lab and reflect the quality of the milk, as well as the health of the dairy herd.
Logan Bryanton, left, employee Mario Abella holding the Quality Milk Award trophy, and the farm s veterinarian, Dr. Frank Robblee.(Gary Morgan/PEIVMA) Somatic cells are a good indicator of udder health, and so low cells means that the environment that the cows live in is clean and healthy, Morgan said.
In Christian Europe, Twelfth Night was the post-Christmas holiday in which all traditional hierarchies and proprieties were upset or reversed, creating no end of comical social chaos. Commissioned by Queen
The old saying that there s not a door closes than another opens certainly proved true for fiddle player Zoe Conway last week. Zoe, who lives on the beautiful Cooley peninsula with her husband and fellow musician John McIntrye and their two children, had been looking forward to travelling to Dublin on Friday night to play live on The Late, Late Show when she got a phonecall to tell her to stay at home.
She explained that due to Covid 19 restrictions, the production team felt smaller numbers would be safer, and honestly, as always, health and safety comes first.
So although she had been excited about the chance to play live music along with Donal Lunny, Andy Irvine, Mairtin O Connor, Frankie Galvin and others, Zoe said she appreciated that it was for the best.
P.E.I. bank swallows under threat from climate change
Staff from Island Nature Trust, watershed groups and volunteers walked hundreds of kilometres of P.E.I. s shoreline last summer, looking for colonies of bank swallows. It s a threatened species in Canada, having experienced a 98 per cent population decline over the last 40 years.
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St. Barnabas, already having etched themselves into New York’s GAA annals by being the first all American-born Minor Board team to win the senior championship, ensured that their season ended on a high note by also winning the New York under-21 title. Editor s Note: This column first appeared in the December 16 edition of the Irish Voice newspaper, sister publication to IrishCentral.
The pundits ranked the Bronx boys as firm favorites as they were back-boned by a cadre of senior players. However, Rangers were also stacked with a batch of senior-experienced and skillful players, thus ensuring that this would a keen and competitive contest, and that it certainly was for most of the game. However, Barnabas always seemed to have the extra edge and stepped up a gear when the pressure came on.