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Source: allNovaScotia.com
A Bible Hill feed and biofuel outfit is partnering with Dalhousie University’s Agricultural Campus, trying to bring portable biofuel plants to farms in the developing world... (read more)
Source: ThinkFarm
We don't have enough participants registered for the Feeding Soil for Healthy Plants workshops coming up in Antigonish and Sky Glen (Cape Breton). If we don't have enough people by this Friday (Dec.6), we will have to cancel the workshops. So if you're planning on attending, please let me know asap... (read more)
Source: ACORN
Due to popular demand from his jam-packed sessions at the 2013 ACORN Conference, Dan Kittredge, Executive Director of the Bionutrient Food Association will be offering a 2-day workshop series on Nutrient Density for Crop Production on January 6-7. These workshops are participation-based, designed for... (read more)
Source: Agri-News
Now, more than ever, consumers are choosing food products with health benefits. It’s increasingly important for food processors to know which aspects of their food product they should promote. What information and trends are important? When it comes to the latest nutrition fads, many of which are featured on talk... (read more)
Source: Agri-News
The Cereals Canada Board is composed of individuals from member organizations representing producers, life science and seed companies, and grain processors and handlers from across the country. Serving as Officers for the next two years are Greg Porozni as Chair, and David Hansen as Vice-Chair. Combined, the Cereals Canada Directors bring more than 240 years of diverse agriculture... (read more)
Source: Island Farmer
The draft report of the Task Force on the Land contains some praiseworthy goals when it comes to agriculture, including suggestions that will ensure land suitable for agriculture is kept in production. It specifically recommends severe restrictions on the development of subdivisions on land that could be used for farming... (read more)
Source: LA Times
All it took to reach a more realistic estimate of how much fish is being harvested from the sea was one scientist with an Internet connection and an inquisitive mind. Researchers at the University of British Columbia used satellite imagery from Google Earth to discover that large fish traps in the Persian Gulf... (read more)
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