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Canada becomes a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium

Real Agriculture

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has announced that Canada will become a founding member of the Efficient Fertilizer Consortium. The Efficient Fertilizer Consortium (EFC) was created by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, a public-private partnership that funds research to advance enhanced.

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Transforming food bank waste into crop fertility

Real Agriculture

Grandmothers garden is often the first place that children learn about the benefit of having worms in the soil. They learn from an early age that you dont throw worms away, you put them back into the ground where you found them, says Mike Launer of Annelida Soil Solutions.

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Brainfood: Food insecurity drivers, Agroecology & fertilizers, Overselling GMOs, Genomic prediction, Striga breeding, Farmers’ preferences, Farmers’ WtP, Diversity metrics

Agricultural Biodiversity

Drivers and stressors of resilience to food insecurity: evidence from 35 countries. The input reduction principle of agroecology is wrong when it comes to mineral fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa. parasitism in major cereal crops for enhanced crop production and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review.

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RealAg Radio: Fertilizer outlook, rural development, and the reality of risks, Feb 24, 2025

Real Agriculture

Ashleigh Weeden on rural development; Tyler McCann with Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) on a risk report entitled Optimism to Realism; and, Hear a spotlight interview with Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Harmful chemicals in food: recent studies are not reassuring

Food Politics

The concern: Phthalates leach into food from plastic packaging materials. These include choosing personal care products labelled to be free of phthalates, and replacement of packaged foods with fresh foods. Why it’s a worry: Chlormequat has been linked to reduced fertility, altered fetal growth, and delayed puberty in animals.

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Op-Ed | A Case for Food Diversification

Food Tank

Diversification is the key to the resilience of our food systems. By diversifying food systems, we can build a more resilient and sustainable system capable of adapting to climate and market fluctuations while also providing more nutritious food for local consumers. I have also learned about, and advocate for, opportunities.

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Updated fruit and vegetable production guide available for download or order

Real Agriculture

The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs has published its new Guide to Vegetable Production in Ontario – Publication 839.