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Owen Roberts
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G8, G20 make Farmers Fighting Poverty campaign timely
The G8 and G20 activity in Ontario makes it timely to introduce an anti-rural poverty campaign I learned about at the recent International Federation of Agricultural Journalists congress in Belgium, called Farmers Fighting Poverty. It’s led by an NGO based in The Netherlands, Agriterra, whose head of communications, Jose … Continue reading
In Flanders’ fields, farmers still dodge bombs
Ontario grain farmers are finally getting a break. They’ve enjoyed a terrific spring, with the warm, sunny weather allowing them to plant almost all their corn unusually early. Soybeans are following nicely along. And if they get some well-timed rain, … Continue reading
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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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Tagged 2011 IFAJ Congress, agriculture, biotechnology, Guelph Mercury, IFAJ, IFAJ 2010 Congress, research
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