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Hogs, Livestock

Innovative Research Addresses Industry Challenges

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BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba The Prairie Swine Centre (PSC) plays a unique role in the Canadian pork industry as one of the few establishments carrying out
Crops

This Family Farm Skipped A Generation

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Jean-Guy Cote had been awake and working for more than 24 hours by Saturday afternoon, but you wouldn’t have known it by the smile on his face at the St. Norbert Farmers’ Market. The 31-year-old traded the office in for open fields and greenhouses three years ago, after buying his grandfather’s farm near Ste. Agathe.
News, Oilseeds

Canada Looking Good To American Farm Expert

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A leading American scholar came north bearing good news for Canadian farmers – expect a levelling of the farm-subsidy playing field and new opportunities to profitably feed a hungry planet. The Canola Council of Canada brought Robert L. Thompson to its annual meeting here and the scholar from Johns Hopkins University delivered a hopeful message
News, Pulses

Pulse Industry Innovator Honoured

Geoff Heal of Best Cooking Pulses, Inc. (BCP) was posthumously presented with the CSCA Industry Appreciation Award at the Canadian Special Crops Association Silver Jubilee Convention Gala Dinner held in Vancouver July 13. The CSCA’s Industry Appreciation Award is presented annually to an individual who has shown a significant commitment to promoting and expanding Canada’s
Opinion

Taking Climate Change Seriously

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While there is no such thing as an “average” farmer, there seems to be a certain proportion of the species with a somewhat selective attitude toward science-based research. When it comes to crop chemicals or genetically modified organisms, they are quite prepared to accept the vast majority of scientific opinion that they are perfectly safe,
Opinion

Universities Flunking On Food Safety

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The remarkable success in controlling many foodborne diseases must be considered one of the great achievements of public health in the past century. Due largely to public health laws, food regulatory agencies and continuous improvement by the food industry, we have almost eradicated human disease and death from many foodborne diseases such as scarlet fever,
Opinion

Taking A Position On Agriculture And Climate Change

At its 66th annual international conference in July, the Soil and Water Conservation Society released this position statement on climate change and soil and water conservation. SWCS is a scientific organization with chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, and which has over 5,000 members around the world. The Soil and Water Conservation Society finds that
Country Crossroads

Nourish And Protect Your Skin

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Skin cancer is the most common malignancy in the world today. There are three main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Are you at higher risk for skin cancer? Ask yourself these questions. Do you have previous skin cancer history? Are
Country Crossroads

More Questions For Reena – for Jul. 21, 2011

Dear Reena, Is there any way I can reduce the scratch marks on my glass dining room tabletop? They are in the middle, and can be covered with a vase or placemat, but it would be much better to eliminate them all together. Thanks for any hints you may have. – Heather Heather, Typically scratches

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