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Just don’t reach for the ketchup or mayo

Reading Time: 2 minutes The American Chemical Society reports that just a couple of servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight gain. But don’t reach for the ketchup, vinegar or mayonnaise. The research was not done with French fries, but with potatoes cooked without oil in a microwave oven. Scientists […] Read more
Crops, General

Canada joins international wheat research group

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Wheat researchers gathered in Paris Sept. 15 to launch a global research program in what G20 president France says will support efforts to feed a growing world population. France hopes the initiative will select priority research areas by next year, but support for the initiative is uncertain, with only 10 countries signed up so far […] Read more
Crops, General, Livestock, Weather

Texas drought and wildfire losses continue to mount

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Many agricultural producers in East Texas are feeling caught between a rock and a “hot” place, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. The agricultural losses from the extended drought are extreme. But added to those costs now are frequent wildfires which have destroyed fencing, hay supplies and barns, and scorched what sparse grazing there […] Read more
Crops, General, Weather

First frost hits northern Alberta

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Ralph Wright, soil moisture specialist with Alberta Agriculture, has released a map showing that overnight temperatures dipped below zero across two large areas on the night of Sept. 11-12 These areas are roughly centred around Edmonton and Grande Prairie. Several stations recorded overnight temperatures that dipped below 0 C, across two large areas; one centred […] Read more
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Cairns Group countries hail Canada’s plans for CWB

Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government’s plans to strip the Canadian Wheat Board of its single marketing desk for Prairie wheat and barley have been welcomed by Canada’s partners in the Cairns Group as a “positive contribution” to global grain trade. The group of 19 ag exporting nations, whose representatives wrap up their three-day ministerial-level meeting Friday in […] Read more
General, Weather

Drought intensifies in U.S. south, no end in sight

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Record-breaking triple-digit temperatures were prolonging a devastating drought that has been baking the U.S. South and the dry spell could extend into next year and beyond, climate experts said Thursday. “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse… we are seeing expansion of this drought. This drought will continue to persist and likely intensify,” […] Read more
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Quebec express-food firm buys Mr. Sub chain

Reading Time: 2 minutes A Quebec firm gathering ownership of restaurant chains best known to patrons of shopping-centre food courts has gone outside the mall for its biggest takeover bid yet. Montreal-based MTY Food Group, the owner or Canada-wide licensee of over 25 quick-service brands such as TacoTime, Yogen Fruz, TCBY, Country Style, Vanelli’s and Thai Express, on Thursday […] Read more
General, Markets

Prairie farmer’s share of food bill rises: study

Reading Time: 2 minutes An annual review of an average Winnipeg grocery bill and the farmer’s share of the revenue finds farmers faring slightly better, albeit with a tighter focus on Prairie-grown foods and a wider sample of stores. The Farmer’s Share, a yearly research project funded by the three Prairie provinces’ general farm organizations, reports that the farmer’s […] Read more
General, Markets

Colombia trade deal may give Canada edge over U.S.

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian ag exporters and investors have a brief opportunity to take advantage of preferred access to the fast-growing Colombian market, trade officials said Monday, as pressure mounts for U.S. Congress to ratify a U.S. trade agreement with the Andean nation. The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement took effect Monday, becoming Canada’s fourth bilateral trade deal with […] Read more

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