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March 10, 2010, Kelowna, B.C. –
Greenhouses
could be popping up in residential areas around Kelowna after city
council gave
preliminary approval to a staff report allowing agricultural use of
vacant
lots.
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March 10, 2010 – For the third year in a row, Monsanto Company
(NYSE: MON) was named today to Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s
list of
“100 Best Corporate Citizens” for 2010. Monsanto ranks No. 31 overall
and leads
the agricultural products sector on the magazine’s 11th annual ranking
of
corporate responsibility performance of major U.S. companies.
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March 9, 2010, Guelph, Ont. – The
Canadian Agricultural Human Resource
Council (CAHRC) will hold a regional forum in Guelph on Thursday (March
11).
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March 5, 2010 – Baptisia australis has been named
2010
Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association.
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March 3, 2010 – There are so many plant names to learn. Why do they have
to be in Latin? This is a common lament from many gardeners, said a
University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator.
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March 2, 2010 – The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently
approved a User Requested Minor Use Label Expansion (URMULE)
registration for
Previcur N Aqueous Solution Fungicide for control of root rot caused by Pythium
and Phytophthora on outdoor grown
and greenhouse ornamentals in Canada.
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March 1, 2010 – Partners in the Ontario Agriculture
Sustainability Coalition find themselves up against a brick wall when
they turn
for action to Gerry Ritz, the federal minister of Agriculture and
Agri-Food
Canada.
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Feb. 26, 2010, Langley, B.C. – Bevo
Agro Inc. (BVO:TSX-Ven.) reports sales
of $3,705,700 for the second quarter ending Dec. 31, 2009, compared to
sales of $3,768,651 for the quarter
ending Dec. 31, 2008.
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