Parrish and Heimbecker has secured a funding of $10m from the Canadian government to build a new wheat flour milling plant at Hamilton. The Canadian grain company’s new plant is expected to increase production capacity of wheat ...
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Canada's Vineland Research and Innovation Centre will receive federal funding to develop new disease-resistant apple and greenhouse tomato varieties. Canada agriculture and agri-food minister Lawrence MacAulay, and Niagara Centre member ...
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Equine Canada is introducing the country's horse industry to the world. The group received $483,650 in funding through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's AgriMarketing Program to develop key export markets with long-term potential for the ...
The Canadian Poultry Research Council (CPRC) has received $4m funding from the Harper Government for a Poultry Science Cluster. The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada will provide the funding as part of the AgriInnovation Program (AIP), ...
On behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz,Parliamentary Secretary Pierre Lemieux(Glengarry-Prescott-Russell)and Member of Parliament(MP)Mark Warawa(Langley)announced today an investment of over$2.8 million for the development of ...
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The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...
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By Neil Billinger SaskCanola is planning a multi-year research project on straight cutting canola and is looking for input from growers. The group says the majority of farmers still swath and combine their canola because they are ...
Tags: SaskCanola, Hudson Bay, harvesting method, Groeneweg
According to the World Bank's latest Turkey Regular Economic Brief issued on July 3 in Ankara, Turkey's economic growth in 2013 is forecast to remain below trend at an estimated 3.6 percent. The brief links moderate growth prospects to ...
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Canada has introduced a new biosecurity standard for the potato industry, which will enable potato industry in the country to protect crops from pests and diseases. The new national standard has been designed to lower and control the ...
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Interest regarding industrial hemp continues to increase within Alberta’s agricultural sector. Not only does the crop grow well in the province, but the increased consumer interest in sustainability and renewable resources suggests ...
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency(CFIA)and the Canadian Cattlemen's Association(CCA)have released a national biosecurity standard to strengthen Canada's beef sector. The standard provides on-farm practices designed to minimize the ...
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The Canadian government is boosting food-safety procedures and practices as a part its efforts to support Chicken Farmers of Canada(CFC)–a national organization representing 2,700 farmers. Member of Parliament James Bezan said the ...
Tags: CFC, food-safety, farmers