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Plagues can come from the most innocent sources  Share 
Posted 23 days ago
Imagine a plague of biblical proportion, of an infestation that costs farmers millions of dollars a year, of an invasion that threatens the environment, causes soil erosion and pollutes fresh water. [more]
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Farmers bank on wheat crop  Share 
Posted 23 days ago
Southwestern Ontario grain farmers are enjoying a golden harvest, bringing in a good wheat crop just as world prices spike due to a massive drought in Russia. But farmers also have to roll the dice when it comes to selling their crop at the best price. [more]
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Farmers could lead the healthy charge  Share 
Posted 23 days ago
Canadians can eat their way to better health and economic prosperity says an agriculture expert at the Richard Ivey School of Business. In a new report, Prof. [more]
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4-H entry age lowered to nine  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
The starting age for children enrolling for 4-H will be lowered to nine, effective Jan. 1, 2011. According to a policy amendment, approved by the board of directors for the Ontario 4-H Council, members can be as young as nine prior to Jan. [more]
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Ag policies can bridge rural-urban divide, Ignatieff says  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff believes agricultural policies that help farmers can bridge a divide between rural and urban Canada. He made the comment during a brief stop at the Comber Agricultural Fair Aug. [more]
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Census ought to be a matter of choice  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
It's my bet that the same people who are angered by the federal government's decision to drop the mandatory long form of the Canadian census would be even more incensed if Canadian citizens were forced to cast a mandatory vote in the next federal election. [more]
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David Brown tractors remembered with fondness  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
David Brown tractors were never as well known as John Deere, International Harvester or J.I. Case, but they had a presence in rural Ontario many years ago, and those who owned a David Brown today have mostly fond memories of the British tractor. [more]
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Why Jerome's middle name was 'Increase'  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
Like Henry Ford of two generations later, Caleb Case didn't enjoy the inherent difficulties of tilling the ground. Nor of the harvest. [more]
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Control for western bean cutworm gets approval  Share 
Posted 24 days ago
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved registration for the Matador/Warrior insecticide for control of western bean cutworm on corn (all types) and legume vegetables (crop group 6) in Canada. [more]
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