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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...
Henry wins spot in 4-H Hall of Fame
The Pine Bluff Commercial - Arkansas
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June 17, 2025
Interested in getting The Pine Bluff Commercial's Newsletter delivered to your inbox every morning? Scores of 4-H members strive to earn a place in the Arkansas 4-H Hall of Fame, but the annual award goes to just one person who has achieved at the...
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...
EU approves mango and guava imports from Taiwan
Fresh Plaza
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June 16, 2025
The EU's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) has approved Taiwan's application to export mangoes and guavas to the entire EU, following a lengthy suspension. The Ministry of Agriculture stated that Taiwan was previously...
A Dead World, Plastic-Wrapped to Preserve Freshness
The Good Men Project - California
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June 17, 2025
By Richard Heinberg, originally published by Resilience.org In the classic 1967 film The Graduate, a family friend of lead character Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman) offers him career advice: “One word. Plastics!”...
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)...
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...
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,...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Vienna for the First Time Since the Start of the War
Vindobona
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Under unprecedented security measures and with the highest military honors, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Austria for his eagerly awaited first official visit since the start of Russia's war of aggression in February 2022....
Resources Top 5: Vanadium Resources rockets on magnetite MoU
Stockhead
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June 17, 2025
Vanadium Resources has rocketed on signing an MoU for DSO magnetite supply from its South African project. Pic: Getty Images Vanadium Resources signs non-binding MoU to sell magnetite ore from its Steelpoortdrift project in South Africa A...
Hub launches new insurance product for Canada’s forestry industry
Life Insurance International
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June 12, 2025
Hub International has introduced Hub Forestry Select Insurance, a new product designed to mitigate liability risks for the Canadian forestry industry. The insurance targets forestry contractors, sawmills, manufacturers, and businesses managing...
Tuesday morning news: June 17, 2025
World - North Carolina
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June 17, 2025
Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. Israel-Iran » Israeli airstrikes have continued in Iran including one blast that temporarily knocked...
VR8 zooms on magnetite deal
Cairns Post
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June 17, 2025
Vanadium Resources signs non-binding MoU to sell magnetite ore from its Steelpoortdrift project in South Africa A strategic alliance will fast-track FEED studies for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields in Timor-Leste Sunrise Energy Metals has...
Indian Diaspora Hails PM Modi's Visit As Beginning Of A New Chapter
Zee News
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brief visit to Canada has sparked excitement and optimism among the Indian diaspora in Calgary and Alberta, who hope the trip marks the beginning of a stronger partnership between India and Canada. Nidhi Lodha, a...
Two Cows Gets Married In Canada
99.7 DJX - Kentucky
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June 12, 2025
Source: YouTube This is Udderly Ridiculous. Literally…because that’s the name of the farm that just had a wedding between two miniature highland cows in Canada. Cheryl Haskett, co-founder of Udderly Ridiculous Farm Life, said both Muriel and Rhett...
Falmouth farm couple raises kids and most everything else
Saltwire
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Breadcrumb Trail Links Atlantic Canada Business Nova Scotia Halifax Business Published Jun 12, 2025 • Last updated 40 minutes ago • 4 minute read Alyson Bremner with her beef herd on the farm she and her husband run in Upper Falmouth, Hants...
Wall Street recovers from Friday’s shock
Marshall Independent - Minnesota
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NEW YORK — Calm returned to Wall Street on Monday, and U.S. stocks rose, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.9% to...