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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 P.E.I. potato producers advised to dispose of culls June 11, 2010, Charlottetown, PEI – The P.E.I Department of Agriculture is advising potato producers that the deadline for the disposal of cull potatoes is June 15. Government needs to help secure crop inputs June 11, 2010, Winnipeg, MB – The recent public scare involving the mysterious purchase of more than 1500 kilograms of ammonium nitrate from a fertilizer dealer in southern Ontario may have turned out to be a mere “gardening incident” but Canadian ag retailers warn that an overall public threat still exists. Downy mildew alert in Ontario June 10, 2010 – Downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora cubensis) has been found in some greenhouse cucumber operations in Southwestern Ontario that will most likely spread to field cucumbers. Onset releases catalogue June 10, 2010, Bourne, MA — Onset, a supplier of data loggers, recently announced the availability of the company’s new Energy and Environmental Monitoring Product Catalog. Police find fertilizer; No charges expected June 10, 2010, Toronto, Ont – Fears of a fertilizer bomb plot unfolding in the lead-up to the G20 Summit fizzled out when 1,625 kilograms of ammonium nitrate was found at two Toronto homes. Higher interest rates risk for Canadian ag June 10, 2010, Toronto, Ont – Some segments of the Canadian agriculture industry could face an unsettling outlook in three to five years if they don’t take steps now to manage their debt, increase their productivity and bring their debt-to-income ratios back into balance, according to Dr. George Brinkman, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Guelph. Emerging sectors specialist joins ag foundation June 9, 2010, Victoria, BC – The Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. (IAF) has announced the appointment of Miriam Esquitín to the position of emerging sectors specialist. Small-scale farmers have their say June 9, 2010 – The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council is researching the labour needs on farms with less than $100,000 in gross receipts. DuPont divests mancozeb assets June 4, 2010, Wilmington, DE – DuPont recently announced it has divested its global non-mixture mancozeb fungicide business assets to United Phosphorus, Ltd. (UPL), including manufacturing and formulation production facilities in Barranquilla, Colombia. New U.S. import requirements for fresh tomatoes June 3, 2010 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently advised the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that all shipments of tomatoes from Canada to the U.S. must be accompanied by an industry-issued Certificate of Origin commencing June 14, 2010. |
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