Ontario food costs will rise with the minimum wage increase, local growers say

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Ontarians will pay more for locally-grown produce in grocery stores if the province’s minimum wage jumps to $15 per hour by 2019, according to one Morris Gervais, operator of Barrie Hill Farms in Simcoe County.

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Scout with confidence with these smartphone apps

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When coming across an unknown weed, insect or disease in the field, look no further than your smart device. There are...

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Timely nitrogen management

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With all of the rainfall that we have been seeing this spring, some of the nitrogen could have been lost to leaching...

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NCGA launches open innovation challenge to find the next big thing for corn

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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with innovation facilitator NineSigma, today announced the launch of a...

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Nebraska farmers preparing to take big financial stake in costco chicken project

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The farmers that raise our chicken and our pork are in a tough business. They often invest millions of dollars and go...

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Corn ethanol faces its limits under EPA fuel mandate

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Corn ethanol has reached its official limit under the Environmental Protection Agency’s renewable fuel program, which mea...

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Experts predict mild winter plus early planting will increase soybean insect

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Higher than average temperatures this past winter affected much of the nation, especially the South and Midwest. The Nat...

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Drought creeps deeper into N.D.

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The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows nearly 25 percent of North Dakota is in a moderate drought.

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Trends shaping the future of farming

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To help growers keep pace with a changing world, Syngenta and other experts who study food and farming trends are taki...

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Wheat harvest in Oklahoma continuing north from texas line

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According to the latest progress report from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, released Wednesday afternoon, wheat harvest co...

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