The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-24
Vancouver grain terminal workers start strike
More than 600 workers walked off the job Tuesday morning Read more
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2024-09-24
Bayer expands label for BUTEO seed treatment in Western Canada
Mustard producers can use it beginning in 2025 Read more
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2024-09-24
Novus partners with biotech company
Novus looks to use Ginkgo Enzyme Services to build more efficient enzymes. Read more
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2024-09-23
Hunting program to support Sask. farmers
Five municipalities will pilot the Big Game Management Extended Hunt Read more
2024-09-23
Ag in the House: Sept. 16 – 20
Conservatives grilled the Liberals on the carbon tax; Minister MacAulay helped pay tribute to the late Chuck Strahl Read more
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2024-09-23
Harvest safety messages
Farmers and motorists will be sharing the road during the harvest season 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
USDA scientist
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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