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A test flight of a Japan Airlines plane earlier this year using camelina-based fuel, has shown an 84 percent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, and opened the potential for increased camelina production.

Among other sources that are awash with media reports concerning the flu outbreak in Mexico are two stories: one that suggests there should be a name change, and the other about the damaging effects of spreading ineffective and inaccurate information on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.

Another sign that Saskatchewan has become a national leader in economic stability can be seen in increasing land values for farmland. According to Farm Credit Canada, values in the province jumped by 8.8 percent in the second half of 2008.

Saskatchewan and Ontario ministries report that some seeding and planting has begun in both provinces, particularly the southwest corner of Saskatchewan and southern Ontario. 

Soybeans are seeing a spike in price, according to a marketing specialist at the University of Illinois, resulting from a weaker South American crop and increasing demand for oil and livestock feed in China.

A commentary written last week by Eleanor Renaud of the Ontario Federation of Agricutlure, questions the rationale of Ontario's ban on cosmetic use of pesticides, and warns against such non-science based regulations and their long-term effects.

In another development that signals the financial viability of investing in agriculture, a Western Canadian investor is pointing to the demand for inceasing on-farm efficiency through farm machinery as a safe haven for those looking to invest their money wisely.

A controversial regulation in Kings County in Nova Scotia, that prohibits the development of farmland, is meeting with opposition, including some farmers.

The Canola Council of Canada has launched a new website feature, aimed at helping growers with optimal seeding rates and canola stand establishment, with the ultimate goal of maximizing farm profitability.