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| Grow Better, Not Bigger |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com, by ACORN |
| Date: 03-Oct-2012 |
| Free workshop! Grow Better, Not Bigger (in French). Interested in small-scale vegetable production? Join Jean-Martin Fortier for a free presentation (in French) at the Dieppe Farmers' Market, in Moncton, NB on November 21st from 7:00-8:00pm.
For the last 10 years, Jean-Martin Fortier and his wife, co-owners of Les Jardins de la Grelinette in Québec, have been making their livelihood out of... (read more) |
| Potato fields too wet to harvest |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 03-Oct-2012 |
| Some Island potato fields are completely saturated with water after recent rains, in a switch from what farmers experienced this summer.
Nearly three months ago, they were praying for rain. Not now.
"We can't harvest right now so if it stays like this, well then we're going to fall behind with our harvest," said one farmer.
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Wet weather causing probl... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| PEI pumpkin weigh-off this weekend |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 03-Oct-2012 |
| The annual competition will be held at Vesey’s Seeds in York on Oct. 6.
Entries will be received between 8 and 10.30am. The weigh-off begins at noon with field pumpkins, then moves on to squash and giant pumpkins.
The top prize for giant squash is $200 and the top field pumpkin is worth $30.
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Giant pumpkin weigh- off set for Thanksgiving weekend
Wed, 10/03/2012 - 05:00
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| Quebec: Cranberry markets growing |
| Source: AgriSuccessExpress |
| Date: 02-Oct-2012 |
| When Denis Bédard started growing the tiny antioxidant-rich berries in 1992, he was one of only four producers in Quebec.
This fall the Bédards expect to harvest about six million pounds of cranberries - a large part of the roughly 100 million pound that will be harvested across Quebec.
Over the past 20 years, the industry has enjoyed 4-5% annual growth.
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Opportunities growin... (read more on AgriSuccessExpress) |
| Russia says no to GM corn |
| Source: DailyMail.co.uk |
| Date: 02-Oct-2012 |
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| Russia has suspended imports of GM corn from the US, in response to a peer-reviewed study that identified significant health risks. The findings included raised levels of breast cancer, and liver and kidney damage.
If other countries follow suit, it would be a severe blow to the controversial technology.
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Russia suspends import and use of American GM corn after study reveal... (read more on DailyMail.co.uk) |
| The year for giant pumpkins |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 02-Oct-2012 |
| 2012 is shaping up to be a banner year for giant pumpkin growers.
Gerard Ansems just set a new record for the heaviest pumpkin grown in Atlantic Canada, with his 1,616-pounder. Ansems has a even bigger gourd to bring to the Dill weigh-off this weekend.
A world record was set last weekend, when a 2,009-lb pumpkin was weighed at a fair in Massachusetts.
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He’s got a bi... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Choosing garlic for fall planting |
| Source: Mother Earth News |
| Date: 02-Oct-2012 |
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| How do you pick the bulbs to replant this fall?
Some people plant their garlic in the spring, but autumn planting is the best way to grow really large heads. For best results, plant the largest, most robust garlic.
Over a few seasons it will adapt to your particular microclimate.
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Choosing Heads for Fall Garlic Planting
9/6/2012 9:15:07 AM
By Ellen Sandbeck
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| NL: Good year for cranberries |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 01-Oct-2012 |
| Great weather in central Newfoundland has cranberry farmers expecting a great harvest.
Ten farms were set up in 2009, after the paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor shut down.
The farmers are expecting to harvest about 30, 000 pounds of berries this year. Most of the crop is destined for Europe.
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Cranberry farmers expecting fruitful crops
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| NS: Haskap berries make a niche |
| Source: AgriSuccessExpress |
| Date: 01-Oct-2012 |
| Haskap berries originated in Japan and are also grown in northern Europe and Russia. Many are grown in Saskatchewan; they are a new crop for Nova Scotia.
LaHave Forests, the province's largest producer, has 50 acres of orchards. They say they are the country's largest organic grower.
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Haskap berry hits Nova Scotia
by Philip Moscovitch
Liam Tayler has a deep bel... (read more on AgriSuccessExpress) |
| Should the EPA ban RoundUp? |
| Source: OrganicConsumers.org |
| Date: 01-Oct-2012 |
| US: The EPA is currently conducting a "Registration Review" of glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in the herbicide RoundUp.
Some claims against it include: cancer links; birth defects; super weeds; and a pathogen that plagues animals (including humans) with infertility.
The EPA will be not be making a final decision until at least 2015.
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Ban Monsanto'... (read more on OrganicConsumers.org) |
| Major drop in corn futures |
| Source: Wall Street Journal |
| Date: 26-Sep-2012 |
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| Corn has been at record highs after this spring's faulty start and droughts across the midwest.
Now, corn futures are finally dropping, in response to an increase in supplies form the US harvest.
Mixed reports of this year's harvest have had markets fluctuating for months.
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Corn Futures Fall to 12-Week Low
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| New muliti-use potato |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 26-Sep-2012 |
| The new potato is a cross between Coastal Russet and Favorita, and has dual use - it is good for the fresh market for baking and boiling, as well as for making french fries.
The variety, known as AR2012-01 (FV13830-15), shows high yields and plant vigor, with low defects and mid-season maturity.
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Variety has dual use
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| Blue- and red-wavelength LEDs could benefit greenhouse crops |
| Source: FreshPlaza.com |
| Date: 25-Sep-2012 |
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Color-specific LED bulbs could reduce energy consumption, excess heat, and bulb replacements in greenhouse crop production.
A Penn State study comparing electricity, heat, cooling, watering, humidity, maintenance, and plant growth has found the LEDs can offer great savings. ... (read more on FreshPlaza.com) |
| North Korea: Farmers will keep surplus this year |
| Source: TheGlobeAndMail.com |
| Date: 24-Sep-2012 |
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Farmers have been required to turn most of their crops over to the state, but this year they may be allowed to keep, sell, or barter the crops - an an incentive to grow more food.
Rumors say the changes will take effect for the upcoming fall harvest, though the Ministry of Agriculture has not announced the changes officially. ... (read more on TheGlobeAndMail.com) |
| CFIA shuts down two PEI fields |
| Source: JournalPioneer.com |
| Date: 21-Sep-2012 |
| Potato wart has been found in the fields of two PEI farms; the CFIA has confirmed that the fields have been shut down and are under quarantine.
The potatoes produced in those fields will be destroyed, soil movement is restricted, and equipment will have to be disinfected. ... (read more on JournalPioneer.com) |
| American apple crop small, early |
| Source: FreshPlaza.com |
| Date: 20-Sep-2012 |
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After being hit hard by late frost and drought, the US apple harvest is underway, with many growers reporting 30 to 40 percent reductions this year. In Michigan, a harvest of about 3 million bushels is expected - the norm is 23 million.
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