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Aug. 31, 2009 -Saskatoon -All facets of the agri-food industry, from growers to industry stakeholders, are certain to benefit from a new website resource developed by the Midge-Tolerant Wheat Stewardship Team.

Aug. 31, 2009 -Victoria, BC -Support comes in many forms and today, it comes from Globe and Mail columnist Gwyn Morgan, who accurately points out the 'junk science' supporting pesticide and herbicide bans in communities across Canada.

Aug. 31, 2009 -London, UK -Interest in Europe for biofuels has taken a turn towards wheat as a feedstock, as prices for the grain have declined due to a recent supply glut.

Aug. 28, 2009 -Farmers in Argentina have resumed their strikes, opposing the government's imposition of a 35 percent export tax on soybeans, which the government claims is fair in light of profits farmers are earning.

Aug. 27, 2009 -Regina -Growers in Saskatchewan have begun to harvest but progress is still slow compared to years past, and concerns are they may run into frost damage in the next few weeks.

Aug. 27, 2009 -Waterhemp is becoming a bigger concern for growers in the US Midwest, and is also appearing in fields in Ontario. Of vital importance is to identify this weed, which is resistant to four herbicide classes.

Aug. 27, 2009 -Despite media warnings of continued global food shortages, the reality of the situation for US farmers is that their net farm income will be lower in 2009, possibly by as much as 38 percent, according to the USDA.

Aug. 26, 2009 -Edmonton -Thanks to a new apprenticeship program, the terms 'young people' and 'farming' are becoming more common than just a few years ago. 

Aug. 24, 2009 -Alberta's wheat, barley and canola crops are reportedly down as much as 40 percent, according to preliminary estimates, with some canola crops failing to germinate in some of the harder-hit regions.

Aug. 24, 2009 -Ottawa -Despite crop receipts and livestock receipts increasing during the first half of 2009, farm cash receipts, which include program payments, totaled $22.3 billion, a drop of 1.4 percent relative to 2008.