Mayoralty race is for laughs Saturday, August 8, 2015 Lawyer Michael Ewing has entered his pet Giggles the Pig into the mayoral race in Flint, Michigan, The Huffington Post reports.Ewing started the campaign for Giggles after reading about the candidates and political blunders surrounding the election. According to the Flint Examiner, a city clerk gave candidates the wrong deadline to file their entry, causing them all to miss the date and leaving no names on the ballot. As such, the candidates – who include two convicted felons, one of whom served a 19-year sentence for murder – would have write-in campaigns only.Ewing told The Huffington Post that, while reading about the situation, he turned to Giggles and said, "You would make a better candidate than these people." This led Ewing to start a campaign for Giggles, whose qualifications – according to her Facebook page – include no criminal history, never having missed an important deadline and support for the police. "We're not trying to make the politics in Flint look bad," Ewing told The Huffington Post. "The fact is, Flint won't look bad unless they elect these people." BP Avoiding 'terms that incite fear' whilst naming diseases Batch farrowing attracts growing interest in Ontario
Ag and immigration tied together in the Constitution Tuesday, February 24, 2026 A section of the Constitution declaring agriculture and immigration fall under provincial jurisdiction clears the path for the fall referendum, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said. Speaking with reporters on Feb. 23 Smith pointed out Section 95 of the Constitution. This part of the... Read this article online
Wilson Farms Sponsors Ontario Four 2026 Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Wilson Farms Grain has been announced as the Supreme Champion Sponsor of the Ontario Four Horse Hitch Series for the 2026 season. This partnership connects one of Eastern Ontario’s leading grainlogisticsenterprises with one of the province’s most respected draft horse competitions. Known... Read this article online
Global Commodity Markets Rise as Funds Boost Soybean Buying Monday, February 23, 2026 On the weekly podcast with experts Farms.com Risk Management Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino and Commodity Strategist Abhinesh Gopal, the team agreed that markets moved positively during the week of February 16 to 21, 2026, after stronger fund buying supported soybeans, but new... Read this article online
Alberta Confirms First PEDv Case Since 2022 Monday, February 23, 2026 Alberta has confirmed its first case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in four years, after laboratory testing validated the infection on February 21, 2026 at a farm in southern Alberta. The province had not reported a positive case since February 2022, marking this as a... Read this article online
Hog Markets Strengthen Heading Into Late February Monday, February 23, 2026 As hog producers head into the final stretch of February, North American markets showed modest but broad-based strength according to the latest OMAFA report for the week ending February 20, 2026. The data highlights firmer hog prices, stronger futures, and mixed feed costs, offering... Read this article online