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Rural broadband services get major boost

Sep. 2, 2009 at 4:00 pm CDT

Industry Canada is launching a previously-announced program that will consider applications to provide broad-band internet service to as many unserved and underserved Canadians as possible, largely in rural areas. The program will offer companies federal support equalling up to 50 per cent of their one-time costs. Such costs include the […]

AgriFlexibility open to applications

Sep. 1, 2009 at 1:34 pm CDT

Market receipts rise in first-half 2009: StatsCan

Aug. 25, 2009 at 11:58 pm CDT

Best Comments of the Week: Aug. 21

Aug. 21, 2009 at 1:36 pm CDT

Report ties improving farm income to improving foods

Aug. 20, 2009 at 7:00 pm CDT

Feds’ hog farm support “disingenuous:” GMC report

Aug. 20, 2009 at 3:03 pm CDT

The federal government’s latest supports for Canada’s reeling hog sector will just pave the way for still more losses and ad-hoc funding unless Ottawa also rethinks its supports for grain-based ethanol, the George Morris Centre warns. Al Mussell, a senior research associate with the Guelph-based ag think tank, and research […]

Panama lifts beef ban ahead of Canada FTA

Aug. 17, 2009 at 5:47 pm CDT

Panama has lifted its six-year-old BSE-related ban on Canadian beef as it concludes talks on a new free trade agreement with Canada that will improve access for other ag commodities. “I’m pleased to see that Panama recognizes that Canada produces safe, high quality beef and pork products and I encourage […]

Editor’s Pick: Ontario migrant labourers celebrated

Aug. 14, 2009 at 10:03 am CDT

Migrant farm labourers have long been part of the picture on the farms of Southwestern Ontario – and the London Free Press reports that local farmers and agriculture groups hosted an appreciation day for 450 workers in the community. Hector Delanghe, the farmer who hosted the event, told the newspaper […]

Potato famine (variety) reaches Ontario

Aug. 13, 2009 at 4:29 pm CDT

The infamous spud that sparked the mid-1800s Irish potato famine is growing this summer in a potato patch run by the University of Guelph. The variety, called “Lumper,” was among about 120 trial potato varieties shown Aug. 12 at U of G’s Elora Research Station as part of this year’s […]

By University of Guelph release

Sask. ag researcher collaborating in space race

Aug. 13, 2009 at 10:21 am CDT

An Indian Head, Saskatchewan agriculture researcher has been selected as a collaborator with the European Space Agency (ESA) on a radar imagery project that could lead to a better way to track crop development. Lafond and University of Regina remote sensing specialist Joe Piwowar will be collaborating on a project […]

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