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December 2009 - NEW SOY-BASED ASPHALT SEALANT IS IMPROVING NORTH AMERICAN ROADS IMAGINE A WORLD where pavement doesn’t disintegrate and potholes don’t exist. Imagine a product that can reduce the negative environmental impact of asphalt, cut costs for cash-strapped…

December 2009 - RESEARCH AIMED AT BOOSTING EXPORTS TO THE MID-EAST MOST OF US are familiar with pita bread and other mid-Eastern breads, which have long been available in Canadian mainstream grocery stores and urban bakeries. These ‘Arabic flatbreads,’ as they…

December 2009 - THE SOY FOOD INDUSTRY IS POISED FOR GROWTH SOY FOR LIFE is a new communications campaign launched by Canada’s soy food and beverage manufacturers, to help boost sales.  Their products represent a $340 million business in…

December 2009 - WITH CORN STILL IN THE FIELD, FARMERS NEED TO DECIDE: HARVEST NOW OR WAIT UNTIL SPRING? WITH HARVEST WRAPPING up and the weather growing cooler, there are concerns right across the province about the quality and…

December 2009 - — WHILE PRODUCERS THIS fall have been busy with the harvest, the provincial government has been actively creating a redundant policy that will adversely impact Ontario’s food and feed processors. If the Ministry of the Environment…

November 2009 - OLD FACTS, UPDATES AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING CORN TEST WEIGHT LET’S BEGIN WITH some skill testing questions: 1. True or False: Corn hybrids with high test weights also yield more per acre. False. The relationship between yield…

November 2009 - USING PROPER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL ENSURE QUALITY IS MAINTAINED IN WHEAT STORED OVER WINTER MANY YEARS THERE is carry in the market and a resulting economic advantage to storing grain.  Since better returns are the goal,…