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Five quick tips for crisp copy
Crisp copy is the focus of an Eastern Canada Farm Writers’ Association professional development seminar, tomorrow afternoon at Syngenta’s headquarters in Guelph. Top marks to Syngenta internal communications specialist and association president Clare Illingworth and the rest of the very … Continue reading
New farm leader faces challenge of a lifetime
Get ready, Queen’s Park. You’ll soon be seeing a great deal more of new Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Mark Wales and his trademark Birkenstock sandals, weather be damned. The colourful and well-spoken Wales, an Elgin County horticulture producer, beat … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged farmers, food, Guelph Mercury, Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Urban Cowboy
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Pardoned turkey is a second-generation Canadian
It’s a red-letter day for Kitchener-based Hendrix Genetics and Hybrid Turkeys, having one of their fold — a turkey named Liberty, which they describe as a second-generation Canadian (because its genetics originated in Canada) — recognized by US President Barack … Continue reading
Posted in General news
Tagged food, Obama, Thanksgiving, turkey, University of Guelph, White House
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