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Eastern Canada farmers must take back markets
Despite assertions that agriculture is relatively recession-proof, more must be done, particularly in the Maritimes, according to this story, to win back markets lost to cheaper, off-shore suppliers, a conference in Charlottetown heard late last week.
Optimistic outlook for agricultural machinery
As a contrast to media reports about the global economic crisis, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), including increasing sales in Canada for two-wheel drive tractors, which are forecast to rise by 3.3 percent.
Statistics Canada reports drop in real GDP in late 2008
The latest report from Statistics Canada points to a drop in real GDP and confirms what most economists and media outlets have been saying for months. But the bright spot in all this gloom? Agriculture and its newly professed placement in the "industrial sector".
Agriculture needs a great leap forward
A story in the Globe and Mail acknowledges agriculture's place in the current economic structure in Canada and abroad, but urges greater policy reformation to address deepening shortages in poorer countries.
Green Energy Act weclomed by OFA
An announcement last month by the Ontario government has drawn praise from the president and vice president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, calling it an excellent opportunity to accelerate their entry into the energy production market.
Modern ethanol plant has negligible impact on land use: study
According to a new study by the University of Illinois at Chicago, the impact of land use tied to ethanol production does not affect things significantly, whether it is the amount of land farmed or the type of rotation.
Pulse Canada publishes feed pea benchmark prices
Pulse Canada is introducing a new index for pulse growers in Western Canada, a transparent and unbiased feed pea pricing benchmark for growers, something that has been lacking in the past.
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