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Orchardists await word from minister
March 24, 2010 – Okanagan apple growers are still demanding action despite a deadline being missed.

B.C. potato vodka takes spirit award
March 23, 2010 – When Tyler Schramm first laid eyes on the newly-planted potato fields in British Columbia’s Pemberton Valley, he had no idea those same spuds would bring him worldwide acclaim.

B.C. winery boosts water research
March 23, 2010, Kelowna, BC – Summerhill Pyramid Winery is supporting research at the University of B.C. Okanagan that will address a critically important issue in vineyards – water use.

McCain buys fewer N.B. potatoes
March 16, 2010, Fredericton, NB – McCain Foods Ltd. is cutting the volume of potatoes it buys from New Brunswick farmers by 20 to 30 per cent, citing poor economic conditions.

Groups push for greenbelt expansion
March 16, 2010, Brantford, Ont – A push to get the Dalton McGuinty government to approve a major expansion of the greenbelt westward through Brant County and in other directions in southern Ontario is gaining fresh energy with the entry of new groups and controversial development activities.

Social networking is vital for Ontario ag industry
March 15, 2010 – Farmers, ag associations and ag businesses can now harness the collective intelligence of Ontario agriculture.

Craitor sends wine industry a message
March 15, 2010, St. Catharines, Ont – Every time a grape grower walks through his door lately, Niagara Falls MPP Kim Craitor hears another heartbreaking story.

Attend the NS Agri-Innovation Symposium
March 15, 2010, Truro, NS – Farm producers, agri-businesses and researchers are invited to participate in the Nova Scotia Agri-Innovation Symposium being held March 23 at the Holiday Inn in Truro, NS.

Tough new potatoes take on double trouble
March 12, 2010 – Five new potato breeding lines being tested by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and collaborators could open the door to new varieties of the crop that resist powdery scab and black dot diseases, caused by the fungi Spongospora subterranea and Colletotrichum coccodes, respectively.

Vegetable insects now easier to ID
March 12, 2010, Guelph, Ont – Vegetable growers across Canada now have a valuable tool to help correctly identify 39 of the most common insects affecting the productivity of vegetable field crops.