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Recession, Health Concerns Get Americans Gardening

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Alison Baum of San Antonio, Texas hopes to save money and eat better by getting her hands dirty. She is joining the swelling ranks of Americans who have started backyard fruit and vegetable gardening, a trend rooted in a desire to cut costs as the recession bites, fears about the safety of commercial food supplies
News

Bioeconomy Remains Important To Farmers’ Future

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Biofuels and the fledgling bioproducts industry continue to provide an important economic opportunity for farmers despite troubles the industry has experienced in the past year, says Gordon Quaiattini, president of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. A recent report from the International Energy Agency should clear up charges biofuels are a greater source of greenhouse gases
Crops

Agri-Retailers Seek Federal Aid For Security Measures

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“We cannot, nor should not have to, pay the entire bill to secure crop inputs.” – DAVID MACKAY, CAAR Canada’s farm supply dealers have renewed their call for federal assistance in upgrading agriretail sites to meet new and incoming security protocols. Agri-retailers want Ottawa to cover half of the estimated $100 million cost of implementing
Livestock, Opinion

It’s More Than Rude To Intrude

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With spring, fields and land in rural areas are a wonderful mix of mud and green, and that can look very inviting to all-terrain vehicle riders and those with 4×4 vehicles. There are many people who drive responsibly and stay on designated trails and off of private property. And then there are others who choose
Opinion

Chemical Paranoia

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Basic scientific illiteracy is further compounded by our collective problem with innumeracy. On March 5, the front page of the Globe and Mail screamed the scary headline: “Tests find Bisphenol A in majority of soft drinks.” The story began in loaded and unqualified language: “The estrogen-mimicking chemical BPA, already banished from baby bottles and frowned
News

Control Action Against Gypsy Moth Considered

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“A notorious defoliator of broad-leaved trees.” A new insect pest has arrived in Manitoba and the government is acting fast to eradicate it before it gains a foothold. Manitoba Conservation hopes this spring to conduct aerial spraying against the gypsy moth in two areas near Winnipeg where it has been found. The province wants swift
News

Syngenta Upbeat Outlook Boosts Shares

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Syngenta AG, the world’s largest agrochemicals company, has reported a four per cent fall in first-quarter sales but stayed upbeat about the full year, sending its shares over seven per cent higher. Syngenta, which makes products to kill weeds and bugs as well as genetically modified seeds, said sales totalled $3.6 billion, a seven per
Cereals, Crops

Devastating New Stem Rust Advances Beyond Africa

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“It’s probably not a matter of if but when.” –TOM FETCH, AAFC “Behold, seven heads of grain came up on one stalk, healthy and good. And behold, seven heads of grain, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprang up after them. And the thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy and full
Opinion

Protect the honeybees

I’d like to thank the Co-operator for the coverage you have given to the honeybee problem. Sadly, it doesn’t make me optimistic for the future fate of these wondrous creatures. We have let harmful chemicals insinuate themselves so completely into our lives, we can no longer separate reality from industry or government hype. For instance,
Crops, Forages

Invite The “Good Guys” Over For Compost Tea

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Conventional agriculture’s overwhelming focus on chemistry is fundamentally flawed, according to Matthew George, a lab director with Soil Foodweb Canada. By neglecting the important role played by soil biology, chemically dependent farming tries to supply the entire scope of a plant’s nutrient needs through artificial means, effectively bypassing natural processes. The result, he said, is

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