Scientists at the University of Basel in Switzerland say they have identified a gene regulatory switch that has led to cattle losing three toes. In a release on their study […] Read more
Evolution causes cattle to lose three toes
U.S. officials call foul over Canada’s ‘pizza kit’ clampdown
Ottawa’s move to plug a regulatory hole that eased pizzerias’ access to U.S. mozza seems to have halted traffic in “pizza kits” — but U.S. officials see that move as potentially […] Read more
Soy gene discovery could lead to ‘Goldilocks’ northern varieties
Researchers from Purdue University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln say they have discovered a soybean gene whose mutation affects plant stem growth, a finding that could lead to the development […] Read more
Local bees survive better than imports: Danish scientists
Honeybees with roots in the local environment manage much better in the struggle for survival than imported honeybees, say scientists from Aarhus University in Denmark. Many beekeepers believe that it […] Read more
Feds fund honeybee surveillance project
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced funding of $1 million to the Beekeepers Commission of Alberta to initiate a four-year national surveillance project to document the health profile of honeybee […] Read more
Ont. Tories’ former ag critic returns to post
Ontario’s provincial Progressive Conservatives have brought back a former agriculture critic in a shuffle of their shadow cabinet as the legislature returns to work. Toby Barrett, the MPP for Haldimand-Norfolk […] Read more
Agropur to take over N.B.’s Northumberland dairy co-op
The dairy arm of New Brunswick’s Northumberland Dairy Co-operative is poised to become part of dairy co-op giant Agropur. Agropur on Monday announced it has an agreement in place with […] Read more
Stay of default granted on Prairie growers’ cash advances
Given the obstacles against shipping Prairie grain since last fall, Prairie crop growers who took out federally-backed cash advances last year now have more time to repay them. Federal Agriculture […] Read more
Stay of default granted on Prairie growers’ cash advances
Given the obstacles against shipping Prairie grain since last fall, Prairie crop growers who took out federally-backed cash advances last year now have more time to repay them. Federal Agriculture […] Read more
Agropur to buy Safeway dairy plants in West
Dairy co-operative giant Agropur is set to build its milk muscle in Western Canada with a $356 million play for Sobeys’ former Canada Safeway milk processing plants. Quebec-based Agropur and […] Read more
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