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The Science of Wine: The Quest for the Perfect Grape
By Cate Pedersen The senses unravel the mysteries of a fine wine—a vintner can read the subtlety in colour, clarity, weight, density, smell, and taste; with eyes, nose and tongue telling the story of...
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From Glass to Table: Rice Production in the Fraser Valley
By Lynda Grace Philippsen Though Canada doesn’t have a rice-farming culture, yet, Masa Shiroki reminds people that at one time no one considered Canada suitable for wine production—and now we are...
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Out, Spot, Out! Arctic apple and non-browning potato
by Ronda Payne More than aesthetics, science is breeding new, non-browning produce with additional benefits. Manipulating genetics of produce comes up against its share of critics, but the science...
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Robot Dairy
Mechanical Milkers: The cream of the crop By Jörg M. Unger There is neither shouting nor calling in the barn. Just one of the waiting cows is mooing and some muted music can be heard from a radio in...
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Ravens Brewing Company: Building a Better Brew
Locals combine forces to make beer a truly Fraser Valley experience Ronda Payne The last high volume harvest of BC hops occurred close to 20 years ago. Hops production in the Fraser Valley effectively...
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Cow Comfort at Calving
Anyone who works in the dairy industry will be aware that there is tremendous variation in maternity pen design. Part of the reason for this variability is a lack of research on what types of...
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How NOT to become the next media sensation Like any business, we all want to be top of mind, with recognition for our superior product and expertise. What we don’t want to be known for are moments of...
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Cow Stall Comfort
A Free-Stall Base Comparison Kaitlyn Gisler Consumers are demanding that the milk they drink is from comfortable and well-cared for cows. Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) has launched the proAction...
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Modern Agriculture in Australia
By Tom Baumann Part 1: Global Agriculture Conference What do you do if someone invites you to a conference in Australia and they promise to foot the bill? Yes, that is easy, clear your schedule and go....
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Getting the most out of manure Cate Pedersen Farmers are responsible for the safe disposal of the manure from their animals and much of it is treated on site and redistributed on the land. The current...
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The Fallow Fields
Delta Soil Productivity Evaluation Driving through the Fraser Valley, one can easily spot many high-yield forage fields dotting the landscape. These fields are integral to local food production as...
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Nematode Management
Strategies for organic and precision farming Organic farming is a method of agriculture where no synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are used, (FAO, 1998) while precision farming can be defined as the...
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Pest Profile: Voles
By Greg Welfing Pest Profile is a recurring feature in this magazine. Periodically we pick an agricultural pest to feature and learn more about its biology and control methods. Vole Biology Townsend’s...
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The Outlook for Organic Farming
Jonathan Lloyd, Agricultural Consultant, Farmlytics BC is the strongest market for organic food in Canada according to the Canada Organic Trade Association. Organic production has traditionally been...
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GMOs: How necessary are they?
Editorial Does your food contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs)? Unless you eat only organic, chances are a good portion of your food has some form of GMO in it. From your morning toast, to your...
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Small Beans? The Future of BC Lentils
By Paul Pryce With the agreement reached on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on October 5, 2015, opportunities to expand Canadian agricultural exports to Asia and the Americas will be high on the...
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From Tank to Table: Granpa Dome Revolutionizes the Factory Farm
Lynda Grace Philippsen Takaaki Abe, CEO Granpa Co. After a career in banking, Japanese entrepreneur Takaaki Abe entered a second line of business in his early sixties. He had witnessed firsthand the...
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Blueberries to China:
BC Berries Take on New Roles and Regions Ronda Payne With it being just a matter of time before BC blueberries are exported to China, growers will continue to have options for the sale of fresh...
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Bee Vectoring: Pollination and Crop Protection
Cate Pedersen Lately, the buzz has been all about the bees—and with good reason. Climate change and pesticide use has been blamed for the decline of bee populations around the world. Scientists are in...
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GryphSens: Testing For Severe Cattle Diseases
Suresh Neethirajan, Ph.D., P. Eng. University of Guelph Until recently, dairy farmers have been hindered in their ability to quickly detect possible reasons for a reduction in milk production among...
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