By Angie Rolheiser

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020

Dec 30, 2020 | 10:28 AM

MELFORT, SASK. – It was a turn around year for a Rivers, Manitoba farmer.

Ron Krahn said the 2019 harvest was brutal with crop left out over winter.

It was during this time that he found he was struggling with anxiety.

“Coming from a pretty dark place to feeling good again and just enjoying farming again,” Krawn said. “It’s been a good year even though it was a tough year in 2020 but it was fun.”

Positives from 2020 for Krawn were achieving a better work/life balance by taking days off, quitting early in the evening and kayaking.

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Minks on a second farm in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.

The Ministry of Agriculture says three minks that died on the farm tested positive, and that they were tested after some animals in the herd had diarrhea.

The ministry says 23 animals died between Dec. 19 and 23.

B.C.’s chief veterinarian has placed the farm under a quarantine prohibiting the movement of animals or materials from the property to minimize the risk of spreading the virus.

The ministry statement said no workers on the farm tested positive for COVID-19 and it’s unclear where the minks contracted the virus.

Earlier this month, several workers and animals tested positive at a separate Fraser Valley farm where about 200 minks died over a five-day period.

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angie.rolheiser@jpbg.ca

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