Ontario invests in pork research
Ontario’s pork producers have partnered with the provincial government to invest in a new...
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FAO victory fails to ease China’s anger
China’s candidate for leader of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was elected in...
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New industry giant likes direct link to consumers through horticulture
Corteva Agriscience – the result of Dow and DuPont’s merger last year – began public trading on...
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Genetically modified wheat?
An international breakthrough in wheat breeding has produced a new genotype of wheat with enzymes...
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Brazil’s case for sustainability
Brazil has gone from farming virtually no soybeans, to being the world’s largest exporter in the...
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Dangers lurk whenever grain is moved – and it’s moved everyday
Stored grain is moved from silos via transport trucks, and emptying either of them can be deadly....
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Saluting the world’s biggest employer, family farming
The UN has declared 2019 to be the start of the Decade of Family Farming, a recognition of the...
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Young farmer transitions from tourism to science
Julie Milne is a fourth generation dairy farmer in Campbellford, Ontario, U of G agriculture...
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Still room for growth in horticultural land values
Farm Credit Canada’s recently released annual report on national farmland values shows that...
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Livestock hide disposal threatens processor viability
Livestock hides are no longer the profitable item they once were for Ontario abattoirs. That’s...
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Toonies, trout and technology
Brook trout are synonymous with cold, healthy waterbodies, and it’s possible they may still be...
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Young women feel stymied in agriculture
Farming is a challenging vocation, but for women it’s an even tougher row to hoe. Results...
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Thinking outside the box with vegan doughnuts
Hardly anyone can resist the appeal of fresh doughnuts, especially ones with names like butter...
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Spilling the beans on local production
Imagine knowing who grew the local, organic beans (black, navy or kidney) you’re eating, when they...
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OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts – journalist, columnist, educator – provides an urban perspective on agri-food issues.