A Gowns, Suits and Cowboy Boots theme set the scene for the 130 young and not-so-young people who attended the Richmond Spouse Hunters ball on Saturday night.

A $3 million grant has been secured to fund the development of a new biological product to treat two of the northern beef industry’s most significant pests, cattle tick and buffalo fly.

Since Ayr’s Gerard Tuffin hopped on his first cane harvester at age 17 he has continually strived to increase his cane-related knowledge base to keep his production costs to a minimum.