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| Food prices will rise in Canada, but not as much as in 2008 |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 07-Dec-2012 |
| With the UN predicting large increases in global food prices in February, many people are wondering whether these price hikes will show up on Canadian shelves.
George Weston Ltd., one of the country's largest bakeries, announced a planned 5% increase in prices set to take effect April 1. It cited rising global prices of wheat, oil, and sugar as the justification for the hikes.
However ... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| Big food eyes big African market |
| Source: foodnavigator.com |
| Date: 07-Dec-2012 |
| Africa has been identified as one of the biggest areas of opportunity for the food industry in the next 10 to 20 years.
Food manufacturers should be looking to understand and harness the potential of African raw materials, from staples like millet and cassava, to fruits, vegetables, and nutritional ingredients, delegates at the European Federation of Food Science and Technology annual meeting ... (read more on foodnavigator.com) |
| Viral video: Farmer style! |
| Source: DairyHerd.com |
| Date: 05-Dec-2012 |
| The Peterson brothers are back with another video that's going viral.
Last time they spoofed "sexy and i know it".
This time they are bringing agriculture to consumers through the popularity of PSY’s “Gangnam Style.” From galloping on hay bales to feeding cattle, the video connects family farming with pop culture.
Published earlier this week, the video was seen by more... (read more on DairyHerd.com) |
| Natural-colored foods are here to stay |
| Source: foodnavigator.com |
| Date: 05-Dec-2012 |
| The trend toward natural colours for foods, drinks and sweets is here to stay, says Steve Tolliday, a product technologist for Nestlé.
The trend toward natural colors was given a major boost in the EU in 2010 - a warning label was required to flag the presence of six commonly used artificial colours, after a study claimed their consumption was linked to hyperactivity in some children.
Over ... (read more on foodnavigator.com) |
| Canadian researchers exploring genetics for future profit |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 04-Dec-2012 |
| Canadian researchers say they are well on their way to developing speedy and accurate genetic tests for pathogenic strains of E. coli and Listeria.
The aim is to produce a test that can give concrete results in as little as 15 minutes and be conducted on the floor of meat-packing facilities, as opposed to current tests that can take up to a week.
As well, researchers are working on unraveli... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Buffalo park going to the birds? |
| Source: CBC.ca |
| Date: 04-Dec-2012 |
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The operator of a bird sanctuary in eastern P.E.I. is suggesting he could step forward to save Buffalo Land Provincial Park, which is costing the province $11,000 to $40,000 a year to operate.
Charlie Moore runs a nearby bird sanctuary called the Harvey Moore Wildlife Management Area, which is home to Canada geese, blue geese, and black ducks.
Moore is suggesting the two parks together co... (read more on CBC.ca) |
| HRM takes Seaport Market to court over taxes |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 29-Nov-2012 |
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The Halifax Regional Municipality has decided to go to court to recoup almost a quarter of a million dollars in property taxes owed by the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market operators.
In contrast, some other municipalities don’t even charge property taxes on farmers' markets, which are seen as valuable public spaces.
“It was completely unnecessary,” the president and chairman of the Cit... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| NS students win competition with healthy food pitch |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 29-Nov-2012 |
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A Valley high school team has won first place in the Pitch it! Junior Achievement provincial competition, earning the student entrepreneurs a trip to Toronto.
Their project, a storybook and playset for kids featuring fruit and vegetable characters promoting healthy eating, scored big with the judges.
Team members are Erika Rice, Jessy Gervais, Tamesha Richards, and James Mastin.
..... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
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| Is grapefruit interacting with your prescription meds? |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 29-Nov-2012 |
| Grapefruit juice can interact with more than 85 oral medications, with about half of them potentially leading to severe — even deadly — consequences.
Grapefruit contains a chemical that interferes with an enzyme that controls how drugs are absorbed through the intestines, resulting in a potentially toxic dose of medication.
“We know it boosts drug levels in blood... Now you’re seeing so many... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| NS promotes "local" food |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 28-Nov-2012 |
| The NS government has released plans to get people to buy more "local" food from Nova Scotia farmers over the rest of the decade, by inserting a goal of “20 per cent of the money spent on food by Nova Scotians being spent on locally produced food by 2020” into the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act.
However "local" has yet to be officially defined.
The an... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| Our economy and foreign investment |
| Source: Rabble.ca |
| Date: 28-Nov-2012 |
| A new study draws attention to the contradiction between developing an economy that represents Canada's national interests and the well-being of its citizens, while selling its resource base to foreign interests. "Can a country be a superpower if foreign corporations are calling the shots?"
The current degree of foreign control of Canadian industry is alarming. Foreign firms alr... (read more on Rabble.ca) |
| CFIA gets more clout |
| Source: OntarioFarmer.com |
| Date: 27-Nov-2012 |
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Parliament voted unanimously to pass a food safety law that combines and updates several previous laws, and gives the CFIA more flexibility and clout to deal with packers who fall short of standards.
There was some debate as to whether there is adequate whistleblower protection in the criminal code to cover these changes.
The new law now has ro wait for Royal Assent, and then will fac... (read more on OntarioFarmer.com) |
| Seaport market co-op feels ignored |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 27-Nov-2012 |
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The Farmers’ Market Investment Co-operative raised almost $2 million to build the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market , and the co-op now says the local port authority hasn’t involved it in meaningful discussions about ownership and management changes.
“It wouldn’t have happened without us,” Frank Schwartz, the board chairman of the co-op, says.
The co-op represents several hundred investo... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
| US: Voters swayed against GMO Labelling, but issue is still alive |
| Source: non-GMOreport.com |
| Date: 26-Nov-2012 |
| California's "Proposition 37", an initiative to label genetically modified foods, was recently defeated by the state’s voters by a very narrow margin of 53% to 47%.
More than 4.2 million voters supported the initiative, despite it being outspent five to one (by opponents such as Monsanto) with a $46 million ad campaign.
The "No on 37" campaign flooded the airwaves w... (read more on non-GMOreport.com) |
| Building community resilience to global challenges |
| Source: AtlanticFarmer.com |
| Date: 22-Nov-2012 |
| Transition Bay St Margarets is pleased to be hosting a big celebration called "The Great Unleashing- Maritimes: Building Resilience in an Era of Limits to Growth."
The public is invited to enjoy this event, which has never before been held in the Maritimes (and perhaps anywhere in this particularly innovative & regional way).
The event will be Friday evening and Saturday da... (read more) |
| Ferry to US markets could be running next year |
| Source: TheChronicleHerald.ca |
| Date: 21-Nov-2012 |
| Ferry service between Yarmouth and Maine could restart as early as next year, potential operators heard - and although Percy Paris, minister of economic and rural development and tourism, said his department would consider proposals to resume ferry service next year, he believes service in 2014 is more likely.
“We want to make sure we get it right, and I think the more realistic goal would be 2... (read more on TheChronicleHerald.ca) |
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