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The Government of Québec invests $42 million to create AgTech incubator Zone AgTech
The Government of Québec is investing nearly $42 million in Zone AgTech to establish an AgTech innovation center…
TAKING FLIGHT WITH BIOFUEL
By Jeana Cadby Flying airplanes using fuel made from mustard seeds might seem like a far-fetched scenario, but…
BIO-PODS: Growing Food and Changing Lives
By Ronda Payne Slightly west of King George Highway in Surrey is hardly the place one would expect…
Power of the Pig: Natural Tillers of Soil
By Cathy Finley When my husband and I purchased a plot of land in Langley in 2013, we…
Dealing with Drought
Jeana Cadby The global water shortage has inspired fast action towards sustainable water usage, especially within the agricultural…
Centrifuges a Good Option for Dairy Manure Nutrient Management
Some dairy farms in BC produce more manure phosphorus than is required by their crops resulting in the…
JOURNEY TO THE RED PLANET
Finding Ways to Feed the Future By Jade L. Sherwood As life continues here on Earth, the National…
BIOSENSORS: The Future of Agro-Defence?
Professor Suresh Neethirajan, Bionano Laboratory, University of Guelph President-Elect, Canadian Society for Bioengineering Most countries have some sort…
Using Fungi to Kill Weeds
Lana Harach Herbicides. Pesticides. These words have negative connotations, and often when the general public hears them, the…
Ecoation Signals a New Age of Agriculture
Dr. Saber Miresmailli is the Founder and CEO of Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc. (Ecoation), located in North Vancouver,…