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Biofuel processing kicked up a notch

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A smoky flavouring could be the new sexy biofuel of the future. Randal Goodfellow, senior vice-president of corporate relations for Ottawa-based biofuel firm Ensyn, pitched his product to conference attendees at Biofibe 08 in Winnipeg and welcomed potential partnerships. Using a mix of biomass products, such as wood, flax shives or corn, and a process
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Potash miners ratify deal:

About 500 miners and processing workers at PotashCorp’s Allan, Cory and Patience Lake mines near Saskatoon, represented by the United Steelworkers, have approved a new three-year contract retroactive to May 1. Last Thursday’s vote ends a 99-day strike which by itself strengthened market fundamentals for potash producers, by limiting supplies. Workers get raises and other
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Higher rates of breast cancer among Ontario farm women

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“You can’t just look at the dose, you must also look at the timing of exposure.” – Vincent Cogliano When researchers began collecting the occupational histories of cancer patients in Essex County, Ontar io during the mid-1990s they hypothesized they would find higher rates of the disease among male industrialized workers. What they found shocked
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Sweet dreams promote safe farming

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When it comes to safe farming, getting plenty of sleep is part of the job. Get plenty of sleep for a safe farm. That was one of the messages given at the Farm Safety and Health seminar held in Winnipeg on Nov. 6 and 7. Marcel Hacault, executive director for Canadian Agricultural Safety Association said
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Cancer conference explores risks from pesticides

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Does eating foods produced with agricultural pesticides give people cancer? That was one of the questions on surgical oncologist Carman Giacomantonio’s mind when he travelled from Nova Scotia last week to attend the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) conference titled Exploring the Link Between Pesticides and Cancer. Giacomantonio, who also sits on the cancer society’s board,
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Written policy can enhance safety on farm

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Farmers should write out a policy statement and rules for safety, signing and dating the document, according to provincial farm safety co-ordinator, Glen Blahey. Using a good dose of “down on the farm” stories of his own to help him deliver his safety message to farmers, Blahey encourages producers to think forward in terms of
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Heart-smart diets receive berry good news

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“The take-home message for the consumer would be, eat your fruits and vegetables.” – WILHELMINA KALT, AAFC If the latest cholesterol-lowering medication turns out to be blueberries, you can thank a pig. Feeding blueberries to pigs can lower their cholesterol levels by up to 15 per cent, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada scientists have found. And
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U. S. brings in new rules for livestock manure

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Large U. S. livestock operations that discharge manure laced with phosphorus, nitrogen and other chemicals that seeps into waterways must apply for a federal permit, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency said Oct. 31. The EPA said farmers will have the decision whether to obtain a permit under the Clean Water Act if they expect
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EU says poultry spat with U. S. too hard to fix

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A promise by the European Commission to lift an 11-year-old ban on U. S. poultry imports has proven too hard to fulfil and it was probably unwise to try, a top EU official said Oct. 18. “It is a very, very contaminated political area,” EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen said, referring to resistance in European
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Serbian farmers get fertilizer subsidy

Serbia has offered farmers a 40 per cent discount on fertilizer prices, only weeks after farmers threatened not to use the chemicals unless the government doubled subsidies to make up for soaring production costs. Farmers said the move was welcome, but came a bit late after many of them have abandoned sowing seasonal crops, including

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