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Tag Archives: University of Guelph
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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New network puts megaphone on rural Ontario
A new initiative called the Rural Voices Network is being launched to give a forum to those who feel disenfranchised from decision makers, and indeed, from each other. The network is being driven by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario … Continue reading
Putting so-called superweeds in perspective
As fall advances and winter approaches, weeds don’t look like much of a problem. But in Ontario and elsewhere, some of them are developing resistance to the same herbicides that would kill them only a few years ago. The International … Continue reading
Posted in Guelph Mercury
Tagged biotechnology, farmers, food, Guelph Mercury, herbicide resistance, OMAFRA, sustainability, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy, weeds
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