The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-09-07
Kuhn expands high-speed compact disc lineup
Kuhn North America's new Optimer L and XL discs, with 30 and 40-foot widths, feature durable blades, Steady Control hydraulics, and deflector discs for superior soil mixing and leveling. Read more
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2024-09-06
2025 Grain Fund Invites Innovators
Grain Farmers of Ontario invites applications for the 2025 Grains Innovation Fund to support projects using Ontario grains. Read more
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2024-09-06
Case IH combines take spotlight at auction
Four of the five items that sold for the highest prices were combines with red paint Read more
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2024-09-06
Current issues between Canada and China could cost canola industry $1 billion
Industry figures estimate the canola sector lost more than $1.5 billion during the previous dispute Read more
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2024-09-05
New CEO for Livestock Research Innovation Corporation
Kelly Somerville is being hailed as an innovative hire for an innovative organization. Read more
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2024-09-05
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario
The CFFO moves from Cambridge to a new facility in Ingersoll. 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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