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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 Four deaths linked to tainted celery October 21, 2010, San Antonio, TX – Authorities have shut down a Texas food processing plant, saying it was contaminated by bacteria linked to the deaths of four people, state health officials said. Potato harvest winding down  October 20, 2010,
Alberton, PEI – An estimated 80 per cent of the potato crop from Western Prince
Edward Island is already in storage, says Bill MacKendrick from the West Prince
Department of Agriculture office.
Company launches red celery for holidays October 19, 2010 – Is the world ready for red celery? A Florida produce company thinks so and has bet consumers will bite on the colourful crunch of its new product. Fields are a disaster zone October 18, 2010, Delta, BC – It’s an utter disaster for Delta farmers. Longtime producer Peter Guichon says that’s the most fitting description about massive crop losses that have occurred due to the torrential rainfall in the past couple of months, a wipeout he says could very well force some right out of business. Progress toward first repellent for stinkbug  October 14, 2010 – Help
may be on the way for millions of people bugged out about the invasion of stink
bugs.
Changes announced to environmental program October 13, 2010, Guelph, Ont – Adjustments have been made to cost-share funding available under year three of the Canada-Ontario Farm Stewardship Program (COFSP) that will alter project eligibility in some categories. The changes are intended to broaden the availability of funds and come as a result of a review of the funding program completed earlier this year following a high demand for cost-share funds under COFSP year two. New requirements for grape must from California October 12, 2010, Ottawa, Ont – As of October 13, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is putting new phytosanitary requirements in place for the import of grape must from areas of California that are quarantined for Lobesia botrana, the European grapevine moth. Eyking Farms opens new facility October 8, 2010, Millville, NS – A Nova Scotia wholesale vegetable producer has opened a new, fresh vegetable packaging facility in Millville, Cape Breton. Flooding shuts down P.E.I. orchard October 8, 2010, Arlington, PEI - Heavy rains created problems for one P.E.I. orchard owner after waters from Mill Creek backed up and flooded the roads leading to the business. Global Potato News website relocating October 7, 2010 – The Global Potato News website will be relocating within the next week to live within the www.FarmAssist.com website. Both websites are powered by Syngenta. |
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