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U. S. Food Safety Worries Hit Canadian Canola Meal

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Salmonella-tainted Canadian canola meal has run into a headwind of American food-safety concerns, a trend that threatens to pressure canola futures during a rapid expansion period for the industry. Since March, the U. S. Food and Drug Administration has refused one Canadian shipment of canola (a variant of rapeseed) and three shipments of canola meal.
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Carman Grape Growers’ Vineyards Flourish

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Aconventional grain farm on the harsh Canadian Prairies, where temperatures readily plunge to -40C, isn’t exactly ideal for grape production. Unless, of course, it’s in your blood. “Grapes have been part of the family for the last 500 years or so. So, yes, you could say it’s in our blood,” Tom Menold told visiting farm
Crops, News

High Plant Populations Benefit Corn Yield

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Here are some highlights from recent University of Minnesota research on corn plant population: Yield increases resulting from higher plant populations are primarily the result of increased light interception during grain fill by the crop canopy. Optimum plant population varies little with planting date or row width, but early-maturing hybrids may require a higher plant
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Northern U. S. Flooding May Cut Wheat Crop, Boost Soy

North Dakota and Minnesota face the worst spring flooding in years, which could prompt farmers to cut spring wheat plantings by as much as 500,000 acres in the four main wheat-producing U. S. states. Farmers still able to seed a crop will look hard at soybeans, which can be planted as late as early June,
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Answer to fertilizer woes blowing in the wind, says researcher

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Brandon Here’s an interesting experiment: On a hot day, open a six-pack of beer with your buddies and start drinking. When there’s only two left, observe the dynamics. The degree of thirst and the attitudes of the company present will determine how the situation gets resolved. That in a nutshell, describes the current global fossil
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A – for Feb. 5, 2009

An identifying caption was not included with the photo of a sunflower bud moth larva, shown here and in the article “ Sunflowers average in 2008” (Co- operator, Jan. 15, page15) Regulations under the Canada Transportation Act require railway earnings that exceed the statutory revenue cap on grain freight must be turned over to the
Hogs, Livestock, News

Air filters can help contain disease

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Air filters are working to keep pigs safe from porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome (PRRS), Dr. Scott Dee of the University of Minnesota told a recent industry day organized by the Ontario Pork Industry Council (OPIC). The lab and research farm results are confirmed by farm experience, said veterinarian Darwin Reicks of the nine-veterinarian Swine
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Family mealtimes are important

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As our lives get busier and busier, family mealtime is on the decrease. Studies have shown that children who eat meals with their families are socially, emotionally and physically healthier. Sharing a meal together provides families the time to connect and learn what is happening in each other’s lives. It offers an opportunity for parents

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