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Owen Roberts
Tag Archives: OMAFRA
It’s harvest time, but check the label anyway
Our zeal for local food is making us look more closely at what we buy – isn’t it? Intrinsically, I think so. But new economic information from the U.S. makes me wonder if we’re reading stickers and labels. Last week, … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged farmers, food, Guelph Mercury, local food, OMAFRA, research, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy
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New varieties show strength of crop research alliance
It’s the nature of news—what’s hot today usually disappears tomorrow. Such was the case a year or so ago with the Canadian Field Crop Research Alliance, a coming together of field crop research interests in Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic … Continue reading
We’ll hear often from new Liberal agriculture critic
Agriculture in Canada, not to mention the Liberal party, has taken a step forward with the appointment of Guelph MP Frank Valeriote as the Grits’ agriculture and rural critic. Besides the change in the weather, it’s one of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged agriculture, food, Frank Valeriote, Guelph Mercury, Liberals, OMAFRA, research, rural, Urban Cowboy
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