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Canada invests in innovation for organic farmers
September 1, 2010, Truro, NS – The Government of Canada is investing $6.5 million in new research to grow market opportunities and maintain a bright future for the Canadian organic industry.  | READ MORE
 
Canada invests in extract facility
September 1, 2010, Champlain, Que – The Government of Canada has invested nearly $4.4 million to help Nutra Canada develop a facility for producing fruit, vegetable and medicinal plant extracts that will benefit Canadian producers.  | READ MORE
 
Respondents needed for small farm survey
September 1, 2010, Ottawa, Ont – The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) wants to hear from small-scale farm operators across Canada regarding their labour needs, whether they are farming full-time or part-time, alone or with help.  | READ MORE
 
Novel mechanism protects plants from freezing
August 31, 2010 – New ground broken by Michigan State University biochemists helps explain how plants protect themselves from freezing temperatures and could lead to discoveries related to plant tolerance for drought and other extreme conditions.  | READ MORE
 
Fungus sunscreen expands control of pests
August 31, 2010 – Scientists recently had an opportunity to describe the development and successful initial testing of a substance that acts as a sunscreen for the microscopic spores of a fungus, brightening prospects for wider use of the fungus as a means of wiping out insect pests that attack food crops.  | READ MORE
 

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