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Owen Roberts
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Our food surplus has moral, financial implications
The developing world will be a significant driver of growth in the demand for food, and it won’t all be from hungry people. Despite abject poverty in many parts of the world, some of the new arrivals to this planet … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Alltech, Conference Board of Canada, consumers, ethics, farmers, food, Guelph Mercury, obesity, research, Urban Cowboy
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Farming’s future is in consumers’ hands
Farmers spend a lot of money on feed for their cattle, pigs and other livestock. Feed amounts to about two-thirds of the cost of raising an animal. Basic feed is often enhanced with additional nutritional ingredients to improve animal health … Continue reading
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Canadian poinsettia producers take a natural approach
Our most traditional Christmas season flower, the poinsettia, needs to be manipulated for height, for more uniform shipping. This can be done with growth-inhibiting chemicals, which have limited availability in Canada because of the cost of registering chemicals for relatively … Continue reading
