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These images show a comparison between bone mass in a hunter-gatherer and an agriculturalist hip joint. Photo: Timothy Ryan and Colin Shaw
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Weak bones? Agriculture may be to blame

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The invention of agriculture may have allowed for many human advances, but strong bones may not be one of them, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. Writing in the journal PNAS, they says that human skeletons have become much lighter and more fragile since the invention of agriculture. Hunter-gatherers from around 7,000 years ago […] Read more
More duties for Manitoba ag minister
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More duties for Manitoba ag minister

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Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn has been appointed as minister of infrastructure and transportation and minister responsible for emergency measures. He replaces Steve Ashton, who has resigned from cabinet to run for NDP leader at a convention in March. Kostyshyn will also remain minister of agriculture, food and rural development, a post he has held […] Read more
General, Markets, Reuters

Normalized relations with Cuba seen positive for U.S. agriculture

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Chicago | Reuters — The normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba is an “important opportunity” for U.S. agriculture that will make exports of U.S. farm goods cheaper, easier and less time consuming for shippers, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday. President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that the U.S. plans […] Read more
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Canada/Korea trade pact to kick in Jan. 1

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Legislators in both Canada and South Korea have ratified the two countries’ bilateral free trade deal to take effect next month. Canada’s Trade Minister Ed Fast on Wednesday announced the Canada-Korea Economic Growth and Prosperity Act has received royal assent just as the South Korean National Assembly has passed its Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) […] Read more
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General, Machinery

Minogue: Silicon Valley, Saskatchewan style

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Jordan Dutchak is bringing Silicon Valley’s working style to Saskatchewan agriculture. This weekend software developers, engineers, students and entrepreneurs will team up with farmers and ag professionals in Saskatoon at Emerging Agriculture, the first Canadian agricultural hackathon, where they hope to develop cutting-edge solutions to agricultural problems. The idea of a “hackathon” originated in the […] Read more
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Farm websites earn national honours

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Farm Business Communications’ ventures in cyberspace have earned national honours for the Winnipeg farm publishing house at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. The awards, presented Thursday in Toronto in an event organized by Canadian media magazine Masthead, go to websites in three divisions: Blue (scholarly, farm, business-to-business), Red (consumer) and Green (news media). Four of […] Read more
General, Markets

CME Group to cut staff by five per cent

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CME Group, the world’s top derivatives marketplace, has announced plans to cut about 150 jobs, or five per cent of its staff worldwide, mainly from its technology department. The staff cuts come as part of the company’s previously announced restructuring, which included a decision earlier this month to cut its electronic trading hours for CME […] Read more

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