The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-10
Fall Collection Sites for Unwanted Pesticides and Medications Announced
This fall, Cleanfarms will facilitate agricultural waste disposal events across five Canadian provinces, promoting safe and responsible recycling practices. Read more
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2024-09-10
2024 Young Farmers Scholarship Winners Announced
Aliera Chernoff and Danielle Nagazina win the 2024 Outstanding Young Farmers Memorial Scholarship, supporting their agricultural studies. Read more
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2024-09-10
Clyde Hall Historic Tractors Up for Auction - September 13
Clyde Hall is auctioning his meticulously restored antique tractor collection, including a prized 1919 IHC Mogul, after five decades of passionate collecting in Fillmore, Saskatchewan. Read more
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2024-09-10
Fall Collection Sites for Unwanted Pesticides and Medications Announced
This fall, Cleanfarms will facilitate agricultural waste disposal events across five Canadian provinces, promoting safe and responsible recycling practices. Read more
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2024-09-10
P&H building new flour mill in Alberta
The facility will mill about 750 metric tonnes of wheat each day Read more
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2024-09-09
China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola
The investigation will look into Chinese imports of Canadian canola from 2023 Read more
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2024-12-05
Some Crops Tolerate Ozone Pollution Better Than Others, Study Finds
Differences in the photosynthetic "machinery" of certain crop plants can make them more or less prone to harm caused by ground-level ozone pollution, according to a recent
Proceedings of the... Read more
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2024-11-17
USDA Introduces a Multi-Year Plan to Strengthen U.S. Genebank Management of Plant Germplasm
, November 17, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released today the
National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan in support of the Agricultural... Read more
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2024-11-15
USDA Unveils Updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map (PHZM), updating this valuable tool for gardeners and researchers for the first time since 2012.... Read more
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2024-11-13
USDA Researchers Confirm Six Unique Strains of African Swine Fever Virus
Development suggests a lower number of vaccines to combat ASFV outbreaks Read more
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2024-11-03
USDA Holds Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and Protection Research Center in Salinas, California
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for the opening of the newly constructed Sam Farr United States Crop Improvement and... Read more
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2024-11-01
USDA Scientist Recognized for Transforming Food Safety Systems and Protecting the World’s Food Supply
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Joseph Capobianco, a research engineer for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), has received a 2022
Arthur S. Flemming Award for his innovative research that enhances the... Read more
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