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Funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs

AAFC has cut its funding to 4-H Canada by 30 per cent, but group says it has other irons in the fire

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A recent federal funding cut shouldn’t affect local 4-H clubs, at least for now, says 4-H Canada. The national organization said its most recent round of funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada totals $1.7 million over three years. In the past, it has received about $1 million per year, said interim CEO Hugh Maynard by email.
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USDA attaché reports from Canada, other countries

Drought, grasshoppers among concerns cited for Canadian Prairies

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The Global Agricultural Information Network of the United States Department of Agriculture issued a series of reports during the week ended Jan. 26. Of those, some of them could have an affect on the North American markets.
A recent study conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the use of weed seed control technology at harvest was the first such project to be conducted in Canada.
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Weed-fighting tool gets a closer look

A recent AAFC study looked at the effectiveness of harvest weed seed control technology

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Mechanical weed seed control at harvest has been around for a while in Australia, but it’s a relatively new technology in Canada and adoption rates remain comparatively low. A recent study conducted in Western Canada looked at the efficacy of that technology and the role it could play in alternative weed control strategies as concerns […] Read more

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