VERMONT PASSES GMO LABELLING BILL . . . SLOW FOOD NOVA SCOTIA’S SPRING SUPPER . . . FARMLAND VALUES REMAIN STRONG . . . BC ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR CELLULOSE FILAMENTS RESEARCH

VERMONT PASSES GMO LABELLING BILL
Source: NPR
The Green Mountain State is poised to become the first to require food companies to label products containing genetically modified ingredients. Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin will sign a bill state lawmakers passed Wednesday mandating that foods with GMOs be labeled as having been produced with “genetic engineering.” The bill would also make it illegal for foods with GMOs to be labeled “all natural” or “natural.” (read more)

SLOW FOOD NOVA SCOTIA’S SPRING SUPPER
Source: NSFA
Slow Food Nova Scotia is hosting the 5th annual Spring Supper: the down home, no fuss, culinary event of the season! Featuring an oyster reception, followed by a locally-sourced six-course meal paired with Nova Scotia wines - prepared by the newly-formed East Coast Chefs Collaborative. May 3, Wentworth Recreation Centre, 6:30pm reception and 7:15pm dinner. $110 general public and $100 Slow Food members. (read more)

FARMLAND VALUES REMAIN STRONG
Source: FCC
Low interest rates, growing world food demand and the resulting strong commodity prices in the first half of 2013 contributed to a continued rise in Canadian Farmland Values last year, says a recently released report. Farm Credit study showed the average value of Canadian farmland increased by 22.1 percent in 2013, with the majority of this increase occurring in the first half of the year. (read more)

BC ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR CELLULOSE FILAMENTS RESEARCH
Source: Newswire.ca
FPInnovations is proud to support the Government of British Columbia's contribution of $2.25 million to cellulose filaments (CF) research, as announced today by the Honourable Steve Thomson, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. Details of the contribution were revealed at a press conference held in Vancouver, in the presence of the Honourable Andrew Wilkinson, Minister of Technology, Innovation & Citizens' Services and Mr. Pierre Lapointe, President and CEO of FPInnovations.
This important research and innovation project represents investments to date totaling $43.1 million, including funding from Natural Resources Canada, through the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) Program, as well as a grant from the Québec Ministry of Natural Resources, a loan from Investissement Québec, a contribution from Kruger Inc. and funds from FPInnovations' pulp, paper and bioproducts industry members. (read more)