NEEDLING PROBLEM TACKLED . . . NOV. 8 FIELD DAY ON WOODLOTS AND WILDLIFE, ROADS AND TRAILS . . . FISH OUT OF WATER: USING OUR SEAFOOD SUSTAINABLY . . . 2014 N.B. CATTLE PRODUCERS’ FALL REGIONAL MEETINGS . . . FRANKENFOODS FIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS . . .   
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NEEDLING PROBLEM TACKLED
Source: Chronicle Herald
A Dalhousie researcher is helping Nova Scotia Christmas tree producers grow trees that will hold their needles for months. “People are not happy when the needles drop before Christmas,” tree physiologist Raj Lada said in a telephone interview Monday. Dalhousie recently struck a funding and research agreement with the SMART Christmas Tree Research Co-operative Ltd. Through the cooperative, a group of tree growers is providing about $350,000 toward the project. (read more)

NOV. 8 FIELD DAY ON WOODLOTS AND WILDLIFE, ROADS AND TRAILS
Source: NSWOOA
This free event is part of the new Woodlot Management Mentorship Program, which aims to create opportunities for family forest owners to learn from each other, and give experienced owners a chance to share their knowledge. Each field day aims to enhance the information provided in the NSDNR’s Woodlot Management Home Study series. Join us at Jim Crooker’s woodlot, South Brookfield, Queens County, 10 am to 3 pm, Saturday, Nov. 8. (read more)

FISH OUT OF WATER: USING OUR SEAFOOD SUSTAINABLY
Source: ACZISC
The article “Fish Out of Water: Using our Seafood Sustainably” by Justin Cantafio addresses sustainability in the seafood industry once the fish is landed. The article is part the Atlantic Canadian Fisheries Blog called “Small Scales” produced by the Ecology Action Centre. (read more)

2014 NB CATTLE PRODUCERS’ FALL REGIONAL MEETINGS
Source: NBCP
The two remaining Fall Regional Meetings are scheduled for: District 5, Tuesday, Nov 4, Westmorland/Albert at the Moncton Agriculture Office, 7:30 pm; District 8, Wednesday, Nov 5, Kings/Saint John at the Sussex Agriculture Office, 7:30 pm. (read more)

FRANKENFOODS FIGHT AT THE CROSSROADS
Source: OrganicConsumers.org
On November 4, final votes will be tallied in two hard-fought and highly publicized state mandatory GMO food labeling ballot initiatives: Measure 92 in Oregon and Initiative 105 in Colorado. It is no exaggeration to say that these two crucial ballot initiatives will quite likely determine the future of chemical-intensive, genetically engineered agriculture in North America. Despite the fact that the Gene Giants (Monsanto Dupont, Dow, Syngenta, BASF, and Bayer), backed by the world's largest junk food manufactures (Coca Cola, Pepsi, Kraft, General Mills, Kellogg's), have spent over $30 million to mislead and confuse voters in these two states, latest indications are that voters in at least one state, Oregon, will vote for mandatory labeling, while voters in Colorado (where the Yes on GMO labeling forces have been outspent 25-to-1) may still pull off the most amazing long shot victory of 2014. (read more)