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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Ontario apple industry introduces new variety January 27, 2010, Thornbury, Ont –A new apple is popping up in apple orchards in the Thornbury, Ont. area. Scotian Gold’s marketing challenge January 26, 2010, Coldbrook, NS – Sheer volume is one of Scotian Gold’s biggest challenges as the Annapolis Valley apple crop keeps growing. Titan receives new registration January 26, 2010, Guelph, Ont – Titan™ seed-piece treatment has an expanded label to include control of above ground pests. The history of the Jersey Royal potato January 26, 2010, Isle of Jersey, UK – The Jersey Royal has been a part of Jersey islanders’ spring diet for nearly 130 years. Carol Mitchell new Ontario ag minister January 19, 2010, Toronto, Ont – Carol Mitchell was handed a new job Monday (January 18) – as Ontario’s minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. Alberta berry, veg school January 19, 2010 – Albertans getting into horticulture crop production or thinking about diversifying their existing operation with fruits or vegetables should consider attending the Berry and Vegetable School 2010. Creating the Yukon Gem January 18, 2010 – When the United States Department of Agriculture wanted to create a better potato, it turned to the hardy Yukon Gold variety. Pink tomato gene January 18, 2010 – Dr. Asaph Aharoni of Israel’s Weizmann Institute’s Plant Sciences Department has revealed the gene that’s responsible for producing pink tomatoes. New ag minister takes over amid strife January 18, 2010, Calgary, Alb – Jack Hayden has been named Alberta’s new minister of agriculture and rural development, moving from his previous post as minister of infrastructure into a portfolio rife with dissent, according to industry groups. Sweet corn study provides large picture  January 14, 2010 — In what
amounted to a kind of census of sweet corn grown for processing, three years of
data from 175 fields in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota shed light on what
works and what doesn’t.
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