NSFA ANNUAL MEETING … BEYOND THE HONEYCRISP APPLE … CONDO INDUSTRY EMBRACING THE GROWTH OF WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION … WARDEN MAKES OFFER SHE HOPES WILL SAVE HILLATON FOODS … PRODUCERS SIGN UP ON SUSTAINABLE BEEF …         
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NSFA ANNUAL MEETING
Source: NSFA
The Annual Meeting of the NSFA is fast approaching and will take place on November 26 and 27 at the Best Western Glengarry, Truro. As a reminder, Friday, November 13 is the deadline to have county/commodity reports in to the office to be printed in the annual booklet. Any resolutions to be presented at the Annual Meeting need to be in by that date as well.
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BEYOND THE HONEYCRISP APPLE
Source: New York Times
Take one bite of a Cosmic Crisp – dramatically dark, richly flavored, and explosively crisp and juicy – and it’s easy to see why it is already being hailed as the most promising and important apple of the future. Americans have been falling hard for new apples. (read more)

CONDO INDUSTRY EMBRACING THE GROWTH OF WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Source: The Globe & Mail
Viewed from the outside, the six-storey luxury condominium complex slated to go up at 1884 Queen Street East, Toronto will look more or less like any other well-tailored small development in a contemporary style. Its modestly gray fiber-cement cladding will likely help the building blend into the conservative Beaches neighborhood round about. Heartwood, as this project is called, won’t be calling attention to just how special it is. In fact, what makes it special will be almost completely hidden from sight. (read more)

WARDEN MAKES OFFER SHE HOPES WILL SAVE HILLATON FOODS
Source: The Chronicle Herald
There may be a glimmer of hope for Hillaton Foods Ltd. employees who are staring at unemployment when the plant shuts down at the end of the year. Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd. caught employees and local officials off guard when it announced this week that the carrot processing and freezing plant near Canning will be shuttered as of Dec. 31. The company said that closure of the plant was needed after Environment Canada issued an order that prohibits waste water from being discharged into tidal waters. After looking at several options, none were sufficiently cost-effective to warrant keeping the plant open, the company said. (read more)

PRODUCERS SIGN UP ON SUSTAINABLE BEEF
Source: The Western Producer
Producers questioned what McDonald’s really meant when it announced last year that it wants beef from sustainable operations. A list of expectations has now been developed that isn’t as onerous or demanding as first expected, say two Alberta beef producers. Their operations participated in the pilot verification program, and they shared their experiences at the Livestock Gentec annual meeting in Edmonton Oct. 13. (read more)