NORTHERN PULP TO GO AHEAD WITH PERMIT APPEAL . . . INVESTIGATION BROADENS IN BSE CASE: CFIA . . . NUTRITION-RELATED PROBLEMS: ALSIKE CLOVER POISONING . . . DONCAST PROVING TO BE VALUABLE TOOL FOR ONTARIO WHEAT GROWERS . . . FIGHTING THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE WITH RNA . . .  OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST...

NORTHERN PULP TO GO AHEAD WITH PERMIT APPEAL
Source: The Chronicle Herald
The Environment Department on Monday issued an amended operating licence approval for Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corp. But the Pictou County mill is not likely to amend its intention to appeal the province’s industrial approval. “We are still working on our appeal because we believe the document is flawed and it will hamper our business long term,” mill general manager Bruce Chapman said late Monday afternoon. (read more)

INVESTIGATION BROADENS IN BSE CASE: CFIA
Source: Meat+Poultry
Canadian trade officials are in contact with Chinese officials following that country’s announcement of temporary trade restrictions on imports of Canadian beef. Meanwhile, agriculture officials have expanded their traceback investigation. (read more)

NUTRITION-RELATED PROBLEMS: ALSIKE CLOVER POISONING
Source: The Horse
We are what we eat! This hits home when we examine the broad range of diseases and disorders linked to nutrition. Some conditions are caused by nutritional imbalances; others have their root cause elsewhere but can be addressed with specialized nutrition. (read more)

DONCAST PROVING TO BE VALUABLE TOOL FOR ONTARIO WHEAT GROWERS
Source: Island Farmer
Ask any wheat grower about the biggest threat to the quality of their crop, and they are likely to say the threat of mycotoxins. The biggest threat lies with deoxynivalenol, more commonly known as DON. It can surface in wheat or barley infected by Fusarium Head Blight. The presence of Fusarium Head Blight, which is usually the result of wet weather during the flowering and grain filling stages of plant growth, does not automatically mean that DON is present, but one of the telltale signs is a high level of scabby kernels in harvested grain. (read more)

FIGHTING THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE WITH RNA
Source: PotatoPro.com
Colorado potato beetles are a dreaded pest of potatoes all over the world. Since they do not have natural enemies in most potato producing regions, farmers try to control them with pesticides. However, this strategy is often ineffective because the pest has developed resistances against nearly all insecticides. (read more)