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This 36-foot-long tomato growing in the United States Botanic Garden greenhouse in Washington, D.C. celebrated its first birthday in March.
Farmit Manitoba

Titanic tomato is science fact, not science fiction

Hydroponically fed, it just keeps growing more than 14 months after being planted

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Science fiction often portrays giant plants as monsters — think Audrey II from “Little Shop of Horrors,” and the marauding Triffids in “Day of the Triffids.” But the titanic tomato growing soilless here in the United States Botanic Garden greenhouse for more than a year seems benign enough, but its size and age make it
How do farmers and their associations work to enhance collaboration across the border?
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: A most important relationship

Farmers on both sides of the border will benefit if they work together

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Relationships matter. This might sound like a cliché to some, but that does not make it any less true. Agriculture in Western Canada is dependent on trade. Maintaining our relationships with our partners in other countries is one of the most important things agriculture representatives do, and no relationship is more important than with our
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Singapore feels Malaysian chicken export ban

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Reuters – Singapore is bracing for a shortage of its de facto national dish, chicken rice, after major supplier Malaysia halted all chicken exports as of June 1. Malaysian chicken production has been disrupted by a global feed shortage. The export ban is the latest sign of growing food shortages as countries — reeling from
The end of the Indonesian palm oil ban is an important first step to return the situation to normal.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Politics fuelled palm oil export ban

The impact of Indonesia’s move, designed to quell domestic unrest, reverberated across the globe

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Amid an ongoing global food price crisis, vegetable oils are registering record-breaking highs. According to data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the price for edible oils rose to almost 250 per cent of standard price levels. Over the past two years, labour restrictions, climate change and violent conflict have
Kristof Grina, and the rest of Up Top Acres, give farming a foothold on the city skyline in Washington, D.C.
Farmit Manitoba

Bringing farming to new heights

Up Top Acres finds its niche in the urban jungle

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Farmer Kristof Grina takes elevators to get to his fields. The field in question, with a street address of 55 M Street, is on the 10th storey of an office building overlooking the U.S. capital. It is one of Up Top Acres’ 18 rooftop plots, totalling almost three acres. Members of the ag sector have
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Biden administration putting up US$2.1 billion to strengthen food system

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Reuters – The Biden administration plans to spend more than US$2.1 billion in funding to shore up weaknesses in the country’s food supply system exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will unveil the new funding, designed to enhance competition in food processing
The CFIA has done consultations on how it would treat gene-edited seeds.
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Health Canada decision worries organic growers

Potential for contamination will increase if gene-edited crops become widespread, say organic organizations

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Organic producers are concerned that a Health Canada decision deeming most gene-edited crops safe will disrupt their farms and markets. “It will have a significant effect on our sector,” said Marla Carlson, executive director of SaskOrganics. In May, Health Canada released a decision which said that gene-edited plants and food from those plants would not
India expects normal monsoon rains
Markets, News

India expects normal monsoon rains

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Reuters – India will likely see normal monsoon rains in 2022, the state-run weather office said May 31. A spell of good rains could lift farm and wider economic growth and keep a lid on inflation, which jumped to an eight-year high in April. India is likely to see rainfall at 103 per cent of
Ryan Boyd of Glanton was a 2019 Nuffield Scholar.
News, Other

‘Continuous learning’ Nuffield Scholarship open for applicants

The $15,000 scholarship sends recipients on 10 weeks of self-directed international learning

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A scholarship program that sends people around the world to learn about food and agriculture is open for applications. “Mid-career Canadians with a passion for agriculture” are invited to apply for the program, which is designed to develop leaders and influences in agriculture, Nuffield Canada said in a May 9 news release. Nuffield Canada’s mandate
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Dairy farmers seek mid-year increase on farmgate milk prices

CDC to seek stakeholder comment next week

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The Canadian Dairy Commission will seek out feedback from industry stakeholders next week on Canadian dairy farmers’ request for a mid-year raise in farmgate milk prices. The CDC said June 2 it had received a request from Dairy Farmers of Canada for the increase “due to the current inflationary environment.” If it’s approved, and if

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