A closer look at local food
Feb. 1, 2012 - The local food movement has been gaining a lot of traction recently, and Canadian Pizza's Brandi Cowen explores the complications in getting it from the farm to the table.
New Canadian dairy industry website
Feb. 1, 2012, Ottawa, ON - A new website launched by Canada's dairy industry takes the bull by the horns when it comes to setting the record straight on the country's supply management system for milk.
Management options for crop removal
Jan. 26, 2012, Des Moines, IA - Pioneer Hi-Bred and DuPont Industrial Biosciences are collaborating with Iowa State University, performing studies on residue to establish best practices in harvesting, storage and transportation, as well as to assure the agronomic and environmental integrity of cornfields.
RIchardson buys grain facility in Atlanta
Jan. 26, 2012, Winnipeg, MB - Richardson International Ltd. announced that it will be purchasing a grain handling and crop input facility in Nampa, Altanta from Great Northern Grain.
Growers study optimum barley market
Jan. 17, 2012, Airdrie, AB - For Western Canadian barley growers, achieving marketing choice is only the first step. The next is creating a robust marketing system, says Brian Otto, president of the Western Barley Growers Association.
Farm optimism at an all-time high
Jan. 17, 2012, Regina, SK - Optimism among Canadian agriculture producers and agribusiness owners is at an all-time high, according to the fifth annual Farm Credit Canada national Vision panel survey.
Syngenta establishes new PhD scholarship
Jan. 11, 2012 - Syngenta Canada Inc. has established a new $15,000 scholarship being made available to University of Saskatchewan doctoral candidates who research improving pulse quality and/or yield.
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