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Ontario invests in pork research

by Owen Roberts | Jul 4, 2019 | Farms.com

Ontario’s pork producers have partnered with the provincial government to invest in a new...

FAO victory fails to ease China’s anger

by Owen Roberts | Jun 26, 2019 | Farms.com

China’s candidate for leader of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) was elected in...

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