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$18 billion dollars of food is imported into ON each year. That would be $500,000 in farm revenues and 10,000 direct and indirect jobs for local producers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers! 1 comments
A research survey conducted in the UK has unearthed that one in five of Britons think that parsnips grow on trees. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Anaergia announces the award of London's first food waste to renewable energy facility that will be located in Dagenham, UK. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
BASF plans to acquire crop protection and biological seed treatment company Backer Underwood, for a price-tag of $1.02 billion. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new biogas plant in Israel will begin using cow manure and chicken waste to create electricity for nearly 6,000 homes. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Compac Sorting Equipment is busy building the world’s largest electronic sorter of cherries for Prima Frutta in Linden, Calif. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at the Institute of Food Research are testing a new technique to ensure fresh produce is free of bacterial contamination. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its crop forecast, and have cut corn and soybean forecasts, but not as low as was predicted. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A special supplement to the highly regarded British Journal of Nutrition (BJN) adds further evidence to the importance of “eating your peas”... Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Toto, a name you might’ve seen on toilets and urinals, has built a motorcycle called the Toilet Bike Neo that runs on excrement. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The G20 Nations, according to Russian representatives, will decide within the next month whether to take joint action on soaring grain prices. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Food and Environment Research Agency and AB Agri have created a new project to investigate the use of insect larvae for protein in feed for farmed animals. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
PepsiCo and Cambridge University are introducing a new mobile technology to crop planning, with a new smartphone app that will help farmers predict harvests. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government is increasing trade with Ukraine and negotiating for an agreement that will include poultry and other agricultural products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Secretary for Food & Health has announced that a new vaccine, Re-6, is more effective in preventing avian flue and will be introduced to local poultry farms. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government is investing more than $800,000 to help the soybean industry develop varieties suitable for the expanding Japanese market. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It seems to be official – Doha is done. Federal Trade Minister Ed Fast said recently that a new WTO trade deal is unlikely for some years and that Canada must focus on new bilateral or regional trade deals. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers elected two directors: Tiago Bonomo, president/CEO of McCormick USA & Daniel Miller, president/CEO of Manitou America. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Argentine Industry Minister says that her country is on track to become the fourth largest poultry producer Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
According to researchers in Europe, introducing the Asian ladybird into the continent was a serious mistake. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!