Agriculture grads dominated by local talent

Source: Altona Red River Valley Echo

Graduation ceremonies of the School of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba had a very local flavour on April 27. Altona product Garrett Sawatzky was no stranger to the podium, winning the Governor Ge ...
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Campus Connection: Higher ed getting little attention as recall nears

Source: Madison.com

Public higher education in Wisconsin has absorbed record-breaking hits in state taxpayer support since Gov. Scott Walker came to power last year, frustrating leadership across the University of Wisconsin System. Yet ...
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Upper Midwest farmers have unique problems

Source: Argus Leader

Farmers and ranchers in the Skunk Creek watershed have a new pool of grant money to tap for water...- 11:29 pm The 2012 Boys State track meet is this Friday and Saturday, in Rapid City, Spearfish and Sturgis.- 7:21 am Washington and Rapid City Central ...
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Campus chat: Going back to the roots

Source: The Hindu

With class XII results behind them, a sizable chunk of the state’s student population will soon begin the arduous process of engineering counselling to determine the college they would soon be attending. Six ...
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Soil, plant tissue tests: If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Source: Delta Farm Press

Assistant professor of crop sciences Fabian Fernandez thinks that, in the last few years, there has been a trend toward more micronutrient testing in the soil as well as in plant tissues. "While I think there is value in ...
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Newly modified nanoparticle opens window on future gene editing technologies

Source: Nanotech Now

Researchers at Iowa State University have now demonstrated the ability to deliver proteins and DNA into plant cells, simultaneously. This is important because it now opens up opportunities for more sophisticated and targeted plant genome editing-techniqu ...
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Certified Crop Specialist Credentials Earned by Two Local Agribusiness Professionals

Source: MarketWire

SUNDERLAND, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 24, 2012) - Adam Bent and Brian Colville, FS crop specialists with Sunderland Co-operative Inc. have successfully completed the requirements necessary to hold credentials as Certified Crop Special ...
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'Prospects for young farmers are bright'

Source: Farmer's Weekly Interactive

It's impossible to get into farming unless your parents farm, right? Wrong, reckons Matthew Sharp, who highlights a few of the opportunities and the attributes needed to take them My parents would have nev ...
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Mid-term project workshop – day 3

Source: Humanitarian News

The morning session of the project was dedicated to four presentations providing updates on the research components in the project. The research session was opened by Dr. Abe who presented his results on soil fertili ...
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