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U.S. judge affirms Monsanto weed-killer verdict, slashes damages

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Reuters – A U.S. judge on Monday affirmed a verdict against Bayer AG unit Monsanto that found its glyphosate-based weed-killers responsible for a man’s terminal cancer, sending the German company’s shares down 8 percent. In a ruling by San Francisco’s Superior Court of California, Judge Suzanne Bolanos said she would slash the punitive damages award […] Read more
In the world’s largest study of so-called “jumping genes,” the researchers traced two particular jumping genes.
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Australian scientists find species-jumping genes more common than thought

Cross-species gene transfers, even between plants and animals have occurred frequently

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University of Adelaide, Australia, scientists have shown that widespread transfer of genes between species has radically changed the genomes of today’s mammals and been an important driver of evolution. In the world’s largest study of so-called “jumping genes,” the researchers traced two particular jumping genes across 759 species of plants, animals and fungi. These jumping […] Read more
Rural countryside near Waterloo, Ont. The Ontario agriculture sector's estimated worth is $40-billion a year.
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Agri-sector petitions province for rural investment, common-sense regulation

Farm and processor groups used Ontario Agriculture Week to push their policy goals

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The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Spirits Canada, and Food and Beverage Ontario attended a lobby day at Queen’s Park on Oct. 2, to request the government hold true to its commitment to grow the sector. The groups also reiterated the agriculture sector’s economic clout, purported to be worth $40 billion each year. Why it matters: […] Read more
Turning over more land to energy production could have implications for food security, said scientists.
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All hands on deck in climate change battle

Everyone and everything needed to hold climate line, scientists urge

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Thomson Reuters Foundation | London – Last-ditch efforts to hold climate change to the most ambitious target set by governments will likely require using every available technique rather than picking and choosing the most attractive ones, climate scientists say. Dramatically reducing the use of coal, planting huge swathes of land with carbon-absorbing forest or powering […] Read more
The remains of a dead tree are pictured at the almost empty Maria Cristina water reservoir during a severe drought near Castellon, Spain, September 14, 2018.
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Weather extremes to become more severe as global temperatures rise

Many more people will face heatwaves, extreme rainfall and shrinking harvests without unprecedented action, scientists say

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Thomson Reuters Foundation – Many more people — besides the world’s poorest — will face sweltering heatwaves, more extreme rainfall, shrinking harvests and worsening water shortages unless unprecedented efforts to slow climate change start now, scientists warned Oct. 8. Why it matters: Without stepped-up action, efforts to adapt to the coming changes are likely to […] Read more
Expanding suburbs continue to gobble up farmland.
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Municipal hopefuls pose idea of AgBelt to protect farmland

Two London-area politicians – one urban, one rural – say there needs to be more planning protection of farmland

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Two London-area municipal politicians are proposing the creation of a belt of land throughout southern Ontario that maintains its primary role for agriculture. The Ag Belt, as Kelly Elliott and Jared Zaifman, have called their idea so far, comes from the fact that the two municipal councillors – one urban, one rural – kept running […] Read more
Worried farmer leaning on bale
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Opinion: Why political committees matter

Capital Letters: Canadian farmers share their stories about struggles with mental health

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Most people think that the most important part of Parliament Hill is the House of Commons. After all, Question Period is broadcast daily. Clips of ministers and members of Parliament in the House of Commons foyer are regularly aired on television. For journalists on Parliament Hill, the daily scrums are a regular part the day. […] Read more
a couple stands beside their new Bertha corn picker tractor
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A tale of two berthas

How the Snyder family designed pickers to fit their sweet corn operation

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As the 2018 sweet corn harvest approached, the Snyder family was worried their old pulling machine wouldn’t be up to the job. “Old Bertha”, as she is affectionately known, has been pulling corn for the family’s farm near Caledonia, Ont. for nearly 20 years. Why it matters: Farmers can’t always find affordable and perfect equipment […] Read more
Andrea De Groot is the Ontario Pork Industry Council’s managing director.
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Attention to details helps foreign worker application process

Producers must be aware of the myriad regulations they must comply with to be eligible to seek foreign labour

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Three small-group meetings are planned in November for pork producers in southwestern Ontario to learn about applying to hire staff under the federally regulated Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). Why it matters: Recruiting and maintaining good-quality staff has been an ongoing challenge in the hog sector. The TFWP is commonly used to help meet this […] Read more
A horse team pull a plow along with its operator as they toil through the soil at International Plowing Match and Rural Expo which ran Sept. 18-22, 2018.
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PHOTOS: International Plowing Match

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The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo was held this year at Pain Court. It saw the usual large number of visitors, many displays of rural life and services, an influx of provincial politicians and lots of plowing competitions.

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