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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 Geraniums could control Japanese beetle  March
12, 2010 – Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese
beetle.
When A is for apple and H is for hype March 9, 2010 – The Red Prince apple was launched with the kind of fanfare usually reserved for the red carpet. Potato scraps, manure to power farm March 8, 2010, St. André, NB – The idea, says Jacques Laforge, was to make his small dairy farm completely self-sufficient. Marley Farm Winery shutting down March 8, 2010, Mount Newton Valley, BC – Marley Farm Winery is winding down its operations and will close as a functioning winery at the end of this month before being put on the market later this spring. Cold weather urea losses proven wrong March 5, 2010, St. Louis, MO — For years, growers and other experts have believed that nitrogen losses to the air (volatility) from surface-applied urea could not occur in the cold, but innovative new research has recorded significant losses in those very conditions. Applications open for 2011 Nuffield Scholarship March 5, 2010, Innisfail, AB - The Canadian Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust is accepting applications for their 2011 program. How do you like them apples? March 4, 2010 – Apple farming in Canada isn’t what it used to be but a team of entrepreneurs is betting it can revolutionize the industry with a new, patented variety – Red Prince. E.U. clears biotech potato for cultivation March 4, 2010 — The European Commission began a new push to allow farmers in Europe to grow more biotech crops, clearing a genetically modified potato for cultivation despite persistent public opposition to the technology. Change fruit marketing strategy: report March 4, 2010 – A recent report by the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre indicates that Ontario’s tender fruit, apple and grape industries must change their marketing strategy to regain former profitability. Well-known P.E.I. potato grower dies March 4, 2010, Charlottetown, PEI – Don Anderson, a well-known potato farmer who grew his diverse agricultural contributions into hall of fame credentials, has died. |
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