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Jun 10 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From Bioproducts Update, by Owen Roberts First, local food. And now, local plastic. Last week, agricultural diversity took another step forward when the first Canadian-grown,...
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Apr 22 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From a news release Improving high-speed Internet access for rural residents of southwestern Ontario is the goal of a new feasibility study involving University of Guelph researchers....
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Apr 19 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From a release The Canadian agriculture industry is expected to show steady production growth following a good harvest last year, with exports to emerging markets providing a growing source...
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Apr 18 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From Statistics Canada Sales of greenhouse, nursery and sod products in Canada were nearly $3.3 billion in 2012, a 2.2% decline from 2011. This reduction was partly the result of a 4.5%...
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Apr 16 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From Statistics Canada The Farm Input Price Index decreased 0.7% in the fourth quarter, following a 0.8% increase in the third quarter. Animal production (-1.5%) contributed the most to the...
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Apr 16 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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From FFC Farmland Values Report Farmland values in Ontario increased an average of 11.9% in the second half of 2012, following gains of 16.3% and 7.2% in the previous two reporting periods....
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Apr 15 |
Ag News |
John Lyons |
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From a release Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz concluded a successful agricultural mission to Mexico (Apr.11) where he strengthened agricultural and trade ties with the new Mexican...
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Apr 15 |
Ag News |
John Lyons |
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Approximately 90 members of the Ontario Institute of Agrologists and guests recently attended the OIA’s Annual Professional Development Conference and 54th Annual General Meeting. The...
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Apr 15 |
Ag News |
Blair Andrews |
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The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) recommends that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed rule for mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) be withdrawn as it...
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Mar 26 |
Ag News, Profile |
KIm Cooper |
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Some Interesting Facts About Agriculture in Chatham Kent Did You Know That…. Chatham-Kent has the NUMBER ONE fresh water commercial fishing port in the world. Chatham-Kent is the NUMBER...
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Mar 21 |
Ag News |
John Lyons |
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Mid-February I found myself sitting in a plane destined for Prince Edward Island. I had been asked to come to Prince Edward Island to speak to the Agri-Insight and Prince Edward Island...
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Mar 21 |
Ag News |
KIm Cooper |
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An Ontario crop business is the first in Canada to adopt a unique system for late-season applications of nitrogen for corn and soybeans. By using the GreenSeeker technology and the Y-Drop...
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Mar 21 |
Ag News |
John Lyons |
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The rapid expansion of Ontario’s greenhouse vegetable industry, more than 2000 acres under glass or vinyl on 220 operations, has created a problem. There is a shortage of employees...
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Mar 21 |
Ag News |
John Lyons |
No Comments
Would it be Premier-Agriculture Minister Kathleen Wynne? Or does Agriculture Minister-Premier Kathleen Wynne sound better? No matter how you slice them, it is difficult to make the two...
