• Breeding winter-hardy rose varieties

  January 12, 2012 - 12 h 32

  The Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) has received $400,000 from the federal government to breed a new series of Canadian winter-hardy roses.

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• Maple Lodge faces criminal charges

  January 12, 2012 - 12 h 30

  Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. of Norval, Ontario is facing 60 criminal charges for trucking chickens in freezing weather during the winters of 2008-09 and 2009-2010.

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• US proposes restrictions on cephalosporin antibiotics

  January 12, 2012 - 12 h 28

  The Food and Drug Administration in the United States has issued an order to restrict the use of cephalosporin antibiotics, which are given to some cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys before slaughter.

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• New Canadian safety standard on agricultural augers

  January 12, 2012 - 12 h 26

  There’s a new Canadian safety standard for portable augers used on farms. It could take a couple of years before producers see the results on the market but auger manufacturers are getting set now to work the new standard into their equipment...

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• Bankruptcy protection

  January 12, 2012 - 12 h 24

   A number of media outlets reported Jan. 11 that Hostess had filed for bankruptcy protection.

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• Comments open on Pacific trade negotiations

  January 5, 2012 - 11 h 07

  The federal government has quietly opened a public-comment period on its proposal to join the Trans-Pacific trade negotiations.

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• Canadian farmers "over capitalized" and "very vulnerable"—Brinkman

  January 5, 2012 - 11 h 03

  Dr. George Brinkman brought a very sobering warning to the Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture’s annual general meeting about the ‘Viability of Canadian Agriculture’.

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• New market access to the UAE

  January 5, 2012 - 11 h 00

  A new agreement on an export certificate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was announced Dec. 20. For the first time since BSE was discovered in 2003, Canadian exporters of live cattle will have access to the UAE market.

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• Pork industry helps fight crime

  January 5, 2012 - 10 h 58

  The British pork industry is helping to combat crime.

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• Seal oil research languishing?

  December 15, 2011 - 12 h 12

  A retired Memorial University scientist figures a stigma attached to the seal hunt is the reason the animal's oil is not being used to boost levels of Omega-3 in eggs.

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Other news

• December 15, 2011 Research will maximize quality and shelf life for fruit and vegetables
• December 15, 2011 Support prices for skim milk powder and butter to increase
• December 15, 2011 International forage markets being developed
• December 15, 2011 Green agriculture research gets federal boost
• December 15, 2011 Japan moving toward easing beef import restrictions
• November 23, 2011 COOL victory at WTO
• November 23, 2011 Bishops are Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers
• November 23, 2011 Food exporters face new challenges
• November 23, 2011 MacDonald to lead national young speakers group
• November 23, 2011 AIP welcomed by agricultural industry
• November 23, 2011 CCA welcomes legislation to implement new free trade agreements
• November 23, 2011 FCC looks to celebrate exceptional women in agriculture
• November 23, 2011 Chicken deal deadline looming
• November 23, 2011 Maple Lodge buys Grand River
• November 3, 2011 NB signs deal to develop energy efficient wood frame structure industry in China