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Industrial lots slated for former Woodstock farmland
The Expositor
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June 12, 2025
Oxford County council has approved a project that will turn 34 hectares (85 acres) of former farmland in Woodstock into 17 industrial lots. Article content The property fronts the northwest corner of Devonshire Avenue and Oxford Road 4. The lots...
As N.S. farmers struggle, report urges steps to help increase stagnant local sales
Alberta Prime Times
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HALIFAX — A new report says that struggling Nova Scotia farmers could benefit from selling more produce in local markets. The report was released by the Ecology Action Centre. It cites Statistics Canada data indicating the province's farming...
Maple Leaf shareholders approve Canada Packers spinoff
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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June 11, 2025
The shareholders of Maple Leaf Foods voted resoundingly to approve the proposed spin-off of the company's pork operations to form Canada Packers Inc. at its 2025 annual and special meeting of shareholders on June 11. Maple Leaf Foods"The...
Future planning: Farm succession in Strathcona County
Devon Dispatch
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Column Strathcona County Ward 5 Coun. Aaron Nelson. Photo supplied As many rural producers know, agriculture continues to be a foundational part of life in Strathcona County. Our family farms feed Albertans and serve...
Bioenterprise Canada selects first SGAP funding recipients
Food in Canada
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June 12, 2025
The funding is to implement clean technology and sustainability process enhancements Bioenterprise Canada names 15 recipients of the first round of its Sustainable Growth and Adoption Program (SGAP). The food and agri-technology businesses in...
Unusual but good spring for northern Minnesota farmer
Brownfield Ag News
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News Unusual but good spring for northern Minnesota farmer June 12, 2025 By Mark Dorenkamp Filed Under: Crops, Minnesota, News A farmer in northwest Minnesota is pleased with crop development. Shayne Isane of Badger says it was an unusual spring....
Maxville Farmers’ Market worth checking out
Seaway News
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June 12, 2025
KIM BURTON-SCHRAM LOCAL JOURNALISM INITIATIVE REPORTER The Friday Farmers’ Market located at King George Park in the village of Maxville has much to offer shoppers looking for locally grown produce, handcrafted pieces, unique gift items and...
Company with Gates ties buys huge swath of Benton County farmland
Tri Cities Area Journal of Business - Washington State
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June 12, 2025
An investment company linked to Microsoft founder Bill Gates recently bought 8,080 acres of farmland in southern Benton County for roughly $131.4 million. Benton County assessor records show that 100C LLC closed on the 28 parcels at the beginning...
Canada losing farmland to development as rental costs squeeze farmers
West Central Online
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June 6, 2025
Canada’s dwindling farmland base and rising rental costs threaten the country’s agricultural sustainability, researchers warn Canada’s agricultural sector faces mounting pressure as the country continues to lose farmland to urban development,...
The quiet desperation of Macron’s Greenland visit
The Spectator
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June 16, 2025
Emmanuel Macron spent his Sunday in Greenland on what can best be described as an anti-Trump visit. The French president dropped in on the Danish autonomous territory en route to this week’s G7 summit in Canada. Flanked by Danish Prime Minister...
Big Canadian oyster firm wants to battle MSX with help of US seed
Undercurrent News
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June 12, 2025
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, Canada -- Atlantic Aqua Farms (AAF), one of North America's largest oyster and mussel producers, wants to import disease-resistant seed from its hatchery in the US state of Maine to ensure its oyster farmers on Prince...
There is a Growing Bioeconomy in Atlantic Canada
CJLS - Massachusetts
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This episode of the Insights Podcast was live recorded at the recent Biocon Conference held in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was the thirteenth annual conference for this sector. The podcast features a conversation with David and Don that was...
Farm workers union takes Health Canada to court over pesticide safety
Ontario Farmer
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June 9, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Farm News Published Jun 09, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Derek Johnstone, special assistant to the national...
The U.S. sold this tribe’s land illegally. It’s now the latest Native group to get its home back
WVPE - Indiana
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June 16, 2025
There are more than 500 miles between the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s tribal reservation in northeastern Kansas and 1,500 acres of mostly prairie in northern Illinois. So, Raphael Wahwassuck has come far to visit the site of a long-gone cabin...
Wildfires are devastating northern Saskatchewan – a place too often ignored by the rest of the country
The Globe and Mail
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June 16, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Indigenous firefighting crews have battled hard to save what they can in Saskatchewan.Kayle Neis/The Canadian Press Bill Waiser is the author of A World We Have Lost: Saskatchewan Before 1905, which won the Governor...
Skip Paris: These Underrated Islands On Canada's Doorstep Are Still Part Of France
The Travel
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June 12, 2025
Have you ever dreamed of visiting France, trying the country’s delicious cuisine, strolling through art galleries, and hiking in beautiful French nature? Most people share this dream, yet they don’t want to spend two days of their annual leave...
Injury forces Canadian bantamweight Jourdain off UFC card in Atlanta
TSN
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June 10, 2025
An injury has forced Canadian bantamweight Charles (Air) Jourdain off Saturday's UFC Fight Night card in Atlanta. The 29-year-old from Montreal was slated to face Ricky Simon, who will now take on fellow American Cameron (The Baby-Faced Killer)...
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Imperial Valley Press - California
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Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers is in custody after surrendering to police BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) — The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another has been taken into custody, ending a nearly two-day...
Canada Goose Built a Luxury Empire by Betting Big on China
The Walrus
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June 10, 2025
C anada Goose built its brand on extremes. It outfits movie stars, Arctic scientists, and intrepid mountaineers in fur-trimmed, goose- and duck-down parkas that are engineered for temperatures as low as minus thirty degrees and retail for up to...
Charlebois: Our dairy addiction is making Canada a trade pariah (Writer's Bloc)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 12, 2025
Photo: Postmedia Canada's dairy industry benefits from supply management. When it comes to supply management and trade policy, Canada seems trapped in a cycle of repeating the same costly mistakes. Before Mark Carney’s arrival as prime minister,...