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Canada receives request for approval for GE non-browning apple - The Packer
Canada receives request for approval for GE non-browning apple
The Packer
In 2010, Okanagan Specialty Fruits submitted a risk assessment petition for non-browning apples to the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. That represented the first petition for that the agency had ever received ...
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Don't tread on the culinary delights of roadkill - Toronto Sun
Don't tread on the culinary delights of roadkill
Toronto Sun
Here's what is stuck in Allen's craw: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants to allow consumption of some farm animals put down before they get to an official slaughterhouse — such as a steer with a broken leg. The agency says this would not effect ...
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Canada receives request for approval for GE non-browning apple - The Packer
Canada receives request for approval for GE non-browning apple
The Packer
In 2010, Okanagan Specialty Fruits submitted a risk assessment petition for non-browning apples to the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. That represented the first petition for that the agency had ever received ...
Regional conference targets organic production - Southeast European Times
Regional conference targets organic production
Southeast European Times
Representatives of several countries in the region gathered in Skopje to help promote organic agriculture. Also in business news: Sarajevo is hosting its third annual Business Forum and Croatia's economy is expected to shrink by 1% this year.
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Robo veggie-washer a marvel at U of G - Guelph Mercury
Robo veggie-washer a marvel at U of G
Guelph Mercury
... the Elmira Produce Auction Co-op and some from the Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming, situated on campus. Hospitality Services has been the number 1 food service organization of medium-sized universities in Canada for the last nine years.
Dundee Corporation Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Dundee Corporation Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Late in 2011, the Corporation created Dundee Agricultural Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary, to focus on sustainable agricultural investment opportunities across Canada and globally. In December 2011, Dundee Agricultural made its first anchor ...
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Pesticide Companies Seek Canadian Approval of Herbicide-Tolerant GE Crops - eNews Park Forest
Pesticide Companies Seek Canadian Approval of Herbicide-Tolerant GE Crops
eNews Park Forest
In the US, the federal Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of reviewing Dow's application for its 2,4-D-tolerant corn, as well. Beyond Pesticides and others recently submitted comments to USDA challenging this approval.
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Glacier Reports First Quarter Results - DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Glacier Reports First Quarter Results
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
Glacier's existing Western Canadian community media operations continued to generate steady organic revenue growth during the quarter. The growth varied from market to market, with the Prairie operations achieving record revenue and EBITDA levels in ...
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United Natural Foods Establishes Charitable Foundation to Support Healthy ... - Sacramento Bee
United Natural Foods Establishes Charitable Foundation to Support Healthy ...
Sacramento Bee
The Foundation will work to fund innovative non-profit programs emphasizing a number of areas including sustainable agriculture and organic farming as well as initiatives designed to increase organic food production and consumption.
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United Natural Foods Establishes Charitable Foundation to Support Healthy ... - MarketWatch (press release)
United Natural Foods Establishes Charitable Foundation to Support Healthy ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The Foundation will work to fund innovative non-profit programs emphasizing a number of areas including sustainable agriculture and organic farming as well as initiatives designed to increase organic food production and consumption.
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Nashua man promotes bee sharing–not keeping–with business - Nashua Telegraph
Nashua man promotes bee sharing–not keeping–with business
Nashua Telegraph
Weeks' business builds on the idea that keeping hives natural and local is important to community gardens, growing centers, organic Community Supported Agriculture efforts and connections with the larger agricultural community. “The plight of bees, ...
Rethinking the food bank: It's no longer just about handing out food to the hungry - Toronto Star
Toronto Star
Rethinking the food bank: It's no longer just about handing out food to the hungry
Toronto Star
As founding president of Community Food Centres Canada, Saul's goal is to raise $20 million to open 15 affiliate centres across the country by 2017 — and revolutionize the way Canadians view food, health and poverty. He is well on his way: A centre in ...
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Rethinking the food bank: It's no longer just about handing out food to the hungry - Toronto Star
Toronto Star
Rethinking the food bank: It's no longer just about handing out food to the hungry
Toronto Star
As founding president of Community Food Centres Canada, Saul's goal is to raise $20 million to open 15 affiliate centres across the country by 2017 — and revolutionize the way Canadians view food, health and poverty. He is well on his way: A centre in ...
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Different policies for different sized farms? - BetterFarming.com
Different policies for different sized farms?
BetterFarming.com
by BETTER FARMING STAFF The newest farm census makes a case for two different approaches to farm policy, one for big farms and one for smaller farms, says George Morris Centre researcher Al Mussell. According to 2011 census figures released this week, ...
Organic farmers packing up their farms - News Talk 980 CJME
Organic farmers packing up their farms
News Talk 980 CJME
"What we are finding is that the last number of years have been complicated for many producers in the agriculture sector," said Byron Hamm, certification manager at Pro-Cert Organic certifiers. Statistics Canada's 2011 agriculture census shows a ...
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Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard Released - eNews Park Forest
Canadian Organic Aquaculture Standard Released
eNews Park Forest
The standard has been developed independently of Canadian organic standards for agriculture and is not currently included in official government regulations regarding organic food. The release comes less than two weeks before the US National Organic ...
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Organic farms are on the decline in province - Global Regina
Organic farms are on the decline in province
Global Regina
Saskatchewan may have had the highest number of certified organic operations in the country, but those numbers are falling. Statistics Canada's 2011 agriculture census shows a decline of 14.6 per cent in the province's organic operations since 2006.
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Canadian farmers have never been older: census data - Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Canadian farmers have never been older: census data
Globe and Mail
For the first time on record, farmers in the 55-and-over age category comprise the highest percentage of total operators, Canada's 2011 census of agriculture shows. An aging work force in Canada's farming community has long been a source of concern as ...
Number of Canadian farms dropped 10 per cent in five years, census showsWinnipeg Free Press
Canadian farms down 10 per cent: censusMetroNews Canada
Census logs fewer and larger farms, more crops, less beefCanadian Cattlemen
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Bigger farms with fewer cattle in Canada: Census - Vancouver Sun
Bigger farms with fewer cattle in Canada: Census
Vancouver Sun
OTTAWA — Canada's agricultural landscape — once dominated by small farms and plentiful livestock — is now characterized by larger operations that focus on crop production, new census numbers suggested Thursday. Data from Statistics Canada's 2011 ...
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Organic famers packing up their farms - News Talk 980 CJME
Organic famers packing up their farms
News Talk 980 CJME
"What we are finding is that the last number of years have been complicated for many producers in the agriculture sector," said Byron Hamm, certification manager at Pro-Cert Organic certifiers. Statistics Canada's 2011 agriculture census shows a ...
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