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Canada gearing up to slap more tariffs on U.S. imports

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News April 9, 2019

Canada will update its list of U.S. imports, including farm products, on which it will place tariffs in retaliation to U.S. tariffs on imported Canadian steel and aluminum, David MacNaughton, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, said Monday. “The intention… is not to escalate anything but simply to do what we said we’d do —

Boxes of apples are stored in a refrigerator.

Country Crossroads

Storing apples for winter

There’s something really satisfying about eating a crisp homegrown apple while gazing out at the snow

By Albert Parsons November 16, 2018

Storing apples for winter use is relatively easy, but having the appropriate space is vital. I have a refrigerator in the garage that is used almost exclusively for vegetable/fruit storage. In the summer it becomes a flower cooler as I store flowers in preparation for upcoming flower shows. A cold room works well but the

Recipe Swap

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Nobody knows for sure, but there’s no doubt that apples are truly good for our health

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 9, 2018

Last year, I was very disappointed because our apple tree had no apples. Our tree had never been completely fruitless. I kept staring up at the tree, walking around it and looking for even one apple. I couldn’t find an apple on the tree, even at the very top. At first, I thought the squirrels

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 18. (Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis)

Crops

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

By GFM Network News, Mark Weinraub June 18, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — President Donald Trump’s tariff battle with key buyers of U.S. apples, soybeans and corn threatens the support of some of his biggest backers — U.S. farmers now seeing their livelihoods in jeopardy. Farmers overwhelmingly supported Trump in the 2016 election, welcoming how he championed rural economies and vowed to repeal estate

Cutting into these apples revealed the many brown tunnels made by maggots; the apples were inedible.

Country Crossroads

Protecting against apple maggots

There are a couple of things that can be done to prevent this pest from destroying your apples

By Albert Parsons June 8, 2018

Last summer, friends brought my wife and I two big bags of apples from their tree. They were quite large and looked wonderful, but we soon discovered that most of them were inedible because they were full of dark-brown tunnels — a sure sign that they were infested with apple maggots. The life of the

Livestock, Markets

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 6, 2018

Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico responded in kind to U.S. President Donald Trump’s metals tariffs by imposing its own duties on U.S. steel on Tuesday, while also targeting politically sensitive agricultural products from pork to bourbon. Mexico’s peso tumbled to its weakest level since February 2017, leading losses among major currencies due to the

Crops

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume, Yawen Chen May 5, 2018

Beijing/Chicago | Reuters –– China’s major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the U.S., five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen. Fruits were among 128 U.S. goods that China slapped with more expensive import

Crops

Ontario cider, spirit makers get support program

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 7, 2017

Ontario’s small-scale fruit cideries and distillers are getting provincial support to help scale up production. The province on Tuesday announced it would budget $4.9 million over three years for a new Small Cidery and Small Distillery Support Program. The program will provide eligible cideries with up to 74 cents per litre and eligible distillers with

Use your favourite apples to make this tasty recipe.

Recipe Swap

How about some apple nachos?

Prairie Fare: There are many uses for the fruit from the old apple tree in the yard

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 14, 2016

I plan to make apple nachos for dessert,” I said to my 18-year-old daughter, who was taking a break from college food that evening. She looked at me for a couple of seconds. I think she was deciding whether she heard me correctly. She likes nachos, but I think I threw her for a loop

Recipe Swap

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Prairie Fare: Microwave Apple Crisp for one and Apple Raisin Bread Pudding

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 16, 2015

As I looked up at our apple tree with its big red apples, I was carried back in time to a memory of my children’s younger years. They usually help with the apple harvest if we have a good year. They have learned about a lot of things in the process. “I want to pick

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

Daily Network News

Canada’s foreign affairs minister spoke with Chinese counterpart, federal government says

China soybean imports hit record June high on strong Brazil shipments

Alberta crop conditions improve: report

Tag Archives Apples — page 2

Canada gearing up to slap more tariffs on U.S. imports

Storing apples for winter

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Trump’s tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers

Protecting against apple maggots

Mexico hits back on U.S. steel, slaps tariffs on pork, bourbon

China customs expanding checks on U.S. fruit imports

Ontario cider, spirit makers get support program

How about some apple nachos?

Does an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

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