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| In search of a special soybean |
| Source: AgriSuccessExpress |
| Date: 20-Sep-2012 |
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| A study is underway across eastern Canada that is looking for a soybean variety to tickle Japanese tastebuds.
The year-long project compares the taste, texture, odor, and appearance of soybean cultivars and products made from each one, looking for that special something that will hone in on strong market prices. ... (read more on AgriSuccessExpress) |
| A nice potato, but not for eating |
| Source: Island Farmer |
| Date: 19-Sep-2012 |
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A new variety of potato may have excellent starch production potential and hugh yields, but cannot be used for food due to high levels of total glycoalkaloids.
Testing shows several desirable traits, however the TGA content will keep it off tables. ... (read more on Island Farmer) |
| Oats may be the perfect cover crop, a new study reports |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 19-Sep-2012 |
| Their quick growth and tolerance of fall temperatures help make them ideal for planting after vegetables or other crops.
Oats will germinate at 38 degrees F, but should be planted six to 10 weeks before the first frost. ... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Genetic dipsute now centred on alfalfa |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 18-Sep-2012 |
| Canadians may have won the fight against "gengineered" wheat and potatoes, but we have lost the battle to keep canola GMO-free. Now alfalfa is in the spotlight.
“Bees would be unwitting carriers of patented gene sequences from Monsanto,"said Lucy Sharratt, co-ordinator of the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network. “Bees will be taking GM alfalfa from field to field."... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Cranberry harvest starts a week early |
| Source: FreshPlaza.com |
| Date: 18-Sep-2012 |
| Many Massachusetts farmers have already begun flooding their cranberry fields and pumping out the tart red berries.
Predictions from the USDA show reduced productivity of approximately one percent from 2011. Price estimates are around $30 to $35 per barrel, but the price won’t be known until next summer.
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| CFIA tests fruit spreads for sulphites |
| Source: PEIcanada.com |
| Date: 14-Sep-2012 |
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As part of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) routine testing of various food products, a recent study released found that 94% of fruit spread samples tested did not contain undeclared sulphites.
The study included 48 fruit spreads (butters, jams, jellies, marmalades and preserves) taken from retail stores in 2010-2011. They were analyzed for undeclared sulphites. Health Canada... (read more on PEIcanada.com) |
| FAO says no food crisis – yet |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 14-Sep-2012 |
| The head of the United Nations” Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says there is no need for panic over global food prices, with the U.S. corn crop not as weak as feared and maize and soybean exporters just beginning planting.
Reuters news agency reports that FAO Director-General Jose Graziano da Silva told a conference in Istanbul he did not see a need to convene an emergency G20 forum o... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Malaysia: Prince William no fan of durian |
| Source: FreshPlaza.com |
| Date: 14-Sep-2012 |
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Britain's Prince William has stated that he does not like the flavour of durian fruit, after sampling it on his recent visit to Malaysia.
The Prince was served durian during a welcome lunch with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak after their arrival Thursday for a three-day visit.
But during a lunch Friday with business executives in the capital Kuala Lumpur, he quipped: "I&#... (read more on FreshPlaza.com) |
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| Downtown parking lot roof transformed into urban farm |
| Source: news1130.com |
| Date: 12-Sep-2012 |
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Five-hundred to 600 lbs of produce is expected to be harvested about five times a week
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VANCOUVER - The roof of an under-used parking lot in downtown Vancouver is being converted into an urban farm -- the first of its kind in North America.
The Alterrus VertiCrop Urban Farm System can grow up to 80 varietals, including leafy green vegetables and herbs. Work at the parkade at 535 Richard... (read more on news1130.com) |
| Center for Food Safety petitions USA over Arctic apples |
| Source: FreshPlaza.com |
| Date: 11-Sep-2012 |
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The Center for Food Safety has commenced a petition aimed at convincing the USDA not to approve the Arctic apple.
As justification the organisation says the genetic engineering of the apple variety could contaminate conventional and organic apple orchards in the US.
Currently most GM foods are used as ingredients in processed products. The Arctic apple is unusual in that it will be offer... (read more on FreshPlaza.com) |
| Can India Fill the Grain Market Void? |
| Source: theBioEnergySite.com, by C. Harris |
| Date: 11-Sep-2012 |
| With global concern rising over the drop in yields in the corn crop in the US and the wheat crop in Russia and the Black Sea countries because of drought, there is speculation that India could come in to help fill the void.
According to the International Grains Council the latest figures for grain production in the US are down to a forecast 349.2 million tonnes compared to an estimated 378.3 mi... (read more on theBioEnergySite.com) |
| Hants County farm takes leap into hops industry |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca, by G. Parker |
| Date: 10-Sep-2012 |
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ASHDALE, NS — Earlier this month, another successful crop of hops was harvested on Meander River Farm.
Located in Ashdale, Hants County, the farm is owned and operated by Alan and Brenda Bailey. It is considered one of the first attempts at growing hops on a commercial scale in Nova Scotia.
“This was our third harvest,” Alan Bailey said. “It’s a fairly new industry here.”
Eight varietie... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| CFIA changes regulations for fertilizers and supplements |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 10-Sep-2012 |
| Effective immediately, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says it has streamlined the registration process for fertilizers and supplements.
The CFIA says it is an effort to focus its resources on verifying the safety of fertilizers and supplements.
The agency will no longer be regulating product efficacy as of 2013; the streamlined registration process is an interim measure, which w... (read more) |
| Root cellaring workshop |
| Source: Submitted |
| Date: 10-Sep-2012 |
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SACKVILLE, NB – While we enter the bounty of the harvest, the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) is encouraging farmers to plan for how they can extend their seasonal availability with storage.
“There is great demand for local product,” explains ACORN’s NB Coordinator Tegan Renner, “but the challenge for farmers all across Canada is to be able to supply that demand year-round,... (read more) |
| Weeds That Like A Sip of Roundup Now and Then |
| Source: TheContraryFarmer, by G. Logsdon |
| Date: 06-Sep-2012 |
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First the glorious days of advanced farming brought us corn stalks that eat tractor tires. Now there’s a weed that likes to drink weed killers, especially Roundup. Recently Palmer amaranth “completely overran” most of the soybean test plots at Bayer CropScience’s test plots in Illinois, in the words of DTN/Progressive Farmer editor, Pam Smith, despite having an arsenal of herbicides thrown at it... (read more on TheContraryFarmer) |
| Drought spurs hay exports to U.S. |
| Source: AgriSuccessExpress, by R. Friesen |
| Date: 06-Sep-2012 |
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A severe drought in the American Midwest has created an opportunity for Manitoba forage producers to increase hay exports to the stricken region.
Forage production is down by 50 per cent in some states and brokers from as far south as Texas are visiting Manitoba looking to buy hay for livestock, officials say.
Hay shortages in the U.S. could provide a boost for Manitoba's growing fo... (read more on AgriSuccessExpress) |
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