Monthly Archives: April 2010

This biotech cradle is ready to rock

Europeans aren’t big fans of biotechnology. They never embraced it the way North America did. And despite about 20 years of apparently safe production and consumption here, some people still aren’t convinced. But don’t tell that to the good people … Continue reading

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Overall winning photo in 2010 IFAJ competition

John Eveson of Great Britain is the overall winner in the 2010 International Federation of Agricultural Journalists photo competition, for his photo entitled “sheep vs. sheep dog.” The photo, taken at the Skipton sheep dog sale, appeared in the Farmers … Continue reading

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Canada receives IFAJ flag to host 2011 congress

The time-tested tradition of handing the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists flag to the next host country — in our case, from Belgium to Canada — was an emotional one for me. Early on, I developed  an appreciation of agriculture … Continue reading

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