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Egypt Searching For Alternatives To The “Black Cloud”

By Maha El Dahan November 17, 2011

Each autumn, Egyptians take a deep breath and brace for the black cloud, a thick layer of smog from burning rice straw that spreads across Cairo and the Nile valley for several weeks. Burning agricultural waste, mostly rice straw, turns the capital s already noxious air into an even more toxic mix. Farmers produce about

Hogs, Livestock

KAP Uses Winnipeg Sewage Issues To Defend Farm Record

By Allan Dawson November 17, 2011

Unt reated Winnipeg sewage flowing into the Red River and eventually Lake Winnipeg has given Doug Chorney a platform to complain about how hog farmers are unfairly blamed for excessive phosphorus levels in the lake. According to the president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers regulations restricting the construction of new hog barns and the expansion

Crops

Food Prices — For Now

October 13, 2011

briefs milan/reuters World food prices are likely to remain on a downward trend for some time, after falling in September again, due to increased cereals output and weaker demand, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. But global economic uncertainty and still tight cereal reserves would add volatility to prices, said the agency

Country Crossroads

Faux Finishes Still Popular

September 29, 2011

The faux finish craze of the past has faded away for the most part, but textured and mottled paint treatments can still be stylish if not overdone. The bedroom in the photo has an Old World appeal and charm, mainly due to the lovely, dappled paint finish. The treatment provides depth and pattern and the

Opinion

Water Management Key Election Issue

By Doug Chorney September 22, 2011

When Manitoba was hit hard by flooding this year, it was a major wake-up call about the need to focus on properly managing our watershed systems. Water quality and water management are complex issues, and what we need is an extensive water strategy involving all stakeholders that addresses the interconnected challenges we are facing. Heading

News

Your Well Needs Maintenance Too

By Helen Mcmenamin September 15, 2011

It isn t only machinery and buildings that need regular maintenance, your water supply does, too. Un f o r t u n a t e l y, we l l s don t come with a manual and that s one reason why Alberta Agriculture water specialist Melissa Orr says drinking water may be

Country Crossroads

Your Walls Are Your Canvas

September 15, 2011

get creative! PAINT There are many ways to change the look of a room without doing any major renovations. Here s a few ideas to get you started, then look around the house and Like the two-toned paint treatment in the photo, there are thousands of potential colour and pattern combinations using simple paint techniques.

Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Continues To Be The Golden Crop

August 25, 2011

Canola continues to be the darling of the vegetable oil market – and the industry is urging Prairie farmers to keep cranking up production. Western Canadian farmers have painted the Prairies yellow with canola, but processors say they want more. The Canola Council of Canada wants farmers to produce 15 million tonnes of canola by

Crops, Oilseeds

Frito Lay Boosts Fortunes Of Nexera Canola

August 25, 2011

Processors not only want farmers to grow canola – but their variety. That’s especially true for Dow AgroSciences, which says supply can’t keep up with demand for its healthy, high-stability (omega-9) Nexera canola oil. The company is asking farmers to switch all their canola acres to Nexera in 2012. “In the past we used to

News

Brazil To Slash Fertilizer Imports

By Fabiola Gomes August 11, 2011

Brazil will slash imports of nitrogen and phosphate in the next five years as local deposits are mined, but the farming giant will still depend on foreign miners for potassium, industry officials said on July 12. A forecast produced by the National Association of Fertilizer Distributors (ANDA), estimated Brazil’s consumption of these inputs would reach

Daily Network News

‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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