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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Ostrich farm wins appeal

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Universal Ostrich Farm of British Columbia has won an appeal against the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, relieving it of a conviction and $...

Pork research payback is eight-fold

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Farmers and the Canadian public garner $8 in returns for every dollar invested in pork-industry research, according to economist Dr. Stuart ...

Nova Scotia joins EastGen

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  The Nova Scotia Animal Breeders (NSAB) Co-operative members have voted 98 per cent in favour of joining EastGen. The deal will take effect...
Monday, February 9, 2026

Vine crusher reduces weed pressure

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Tests indicate that potato harvesting equipment designed to crush vines also crushes bugs and larger-sized weed seeds, thereby reducing inse...

Haverkamp term extended

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  Samantha Haverkamp has had her directorship on the Farm Products Council of Canada extended by three years. The council oversees national ...

JBS increases global reach

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JBS is paying $150 million US for 80 per cent of a meat-packing business in Oman in the Middle East. The deal opens the door for JBS to proc...

OECD inflation rate 3.7 per cent

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  Inflation rates came in at 3.7 per cent in December for countries that belong to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Developmen...
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Jim Romahn
Journalist who has been reporting on agriculture since 1963; winner of more than 100 awards, including two Govenor- General Awards for Public Service in Journalism plus an honourable mention as one of five finalists plus the 1987 Michener-Deacon fellowship to study and report on biotechnology research in agriculture.
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