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Canadians have made it clear in recent days that they are looking to purchase Canadian-made products and support Canadian businesses. To this end, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is emphasizing the importance of accurate Product of Canada and Made in Canada labels on food products. After seeing an increase in complaints related to origin Read More Canadians have made it clear in recent days that they are looking to purchase Canadian-made products and support Canadian businesses.
Jim Krieger of Healthy Food America forwarded this email announcement sent to members of the American Society for Nutrition (I am a member, but somehow missed this). Its an example of how industry-funded research gets started. This is a sponsored message from the American Pistachio Growers , an ASN [American Society for Nutrition] Sustaining Partner.
Knowing the nutrient status of a crop and the soil that it is grown in can give a producer vital information for making management decisions throughout the season. Where traditionally growers would take plant tissue and soil samples from their fields to send to a lab for testing, ATP Nutrition has developed a diagnostic tool Read More Knowing the nutrient status of a crop and the soil that it is grown in can give a producer vital information for making management decisions throughout the season.
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The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), in collaboration with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and North American Renderers Association s (NARA) research arm the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF), announced a new report that quantifies the amount of feed consumed by Americas major livestock, poultry and aquaculture species.
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