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April 2, 2026

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Agriculture

Gift a goat a tree

Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark

Gift a goat a tree

Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark and then even use the trunk to scratch their horns,” says Clarendon farmer Meredith Closs.

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MRC refines agricultural development plan

On Tuesday evening the MRC Pontiac presented the latest version of its plan for developing the agricultural industry in the Pontiac at a public consultation meeting hosted at the new market building in Chapeau.  The plan is referred to as

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