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Joe Dales replied Jan 27, 2010 to Can the Canadian Beef Industry Compete with Brazil? What do you think?

1 Jan 27, 2010
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"Winter Wheat - USDA Analysis By Stu Ellis, USDA statisticians reported significant…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 25, 2010 to Winter Wheat: Did you get any planted, how does the crop look...US Plantings at 97 year low. Comments.

1 Jan 25, 2010
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"Visit the Farms.com Yield Data Center, the one-stop information resource to help gro…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 21, 2010 to 75 bushels per acre - Soybean Yield Challenge

1 Jan 21, 2010
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"Looks the Ontario Government is putting big resources behind their renewable energy…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 20, 2010 to OFA opposes solar farm installations on farmland

13 Feb 21, 2010
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"There is an interesting article on China's Economy in the Economist. Here is the li…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 14, 2010 to .Foreign Interests.

7 Feb 1, 2010
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"Peter's Commentary generated some interesting discussions on the main Farms.com chat…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 14, 2010 to Biotechnology and Organics: Why Can't They Be Friends?

2 Jan 19, 2010
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"Good article in the Economist on Monsanto - relatively balanced. Here are the first…"

Joe Dales replied Jan 4, 2010 to I don't understand

4 Jan 4, 2010
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Joe Dales replied Jan 4, 2010 to Winning Farm Photos from the BioEnterprise Contest - See them with the Link Here.

1 Jan 4, 2010
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"Increased marketplace power....is a good concept for producers. It is easy to talk…"

Joe Dales replied Dec 26, 2009 to CFA: Farmers Need Increased Marketplace Power. Do you agree?

3 Dec 26, 2009
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"This was posted by another person in the blog area....it belongs here in the chat di…"

Joe Dales replied Dec 26, 2009 to HOG LOANS DO NOT WORK

10 Dec 29, 2009
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Peak Deer Season Raises Collision Risk for Rural Drivers

As deer activity increases during the fall mating season, drivers face a greater risk of collisions. Experts say November is usually the most dangerous month, making extra caution essential on rural roads.

Dairy farmer turned Liberal MP vows to be voice for tariff-hit Quebec region

Newly elected Liberal MP Daniel Gobeil says his experience as a dairy farmer and agricultural leader will help him be a voice in Ottawa for a Quebec region on the front lines of the Canada-U.S. trade war. The former president of Quebec’s dairy producers says he may already have contributed to Canada’s approach to the Trump administration, even before voters in Chicoutimi—Le Fjord elected him to Parliament in an Aug. 31 byelection. “My opinion was taken into account, even when I was still a candidate,” Gobeil said in an interview on Friday with The Canadian Press. Gobeil, who also served as vice-president of Dairy Farmers of Canada, said Prime Minister Mark Carney gave him a “receptive ear” during the campaign as Canada negotiated with the United States. And Gobeil said he spoke with Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, as Washington pressed Canada over its supply-management system, particularly in the dairy sector. Canada’s supply-management system regu

End of an era: Agricultural Campus water tower comes down after 70 years

For more than a century, water towers have been part of the landscape of the Agricultural Campus. The former Nova Scotia Agricultural College had 60,000 gallons of elevated water storage supplied by five wells on campus from as early as 1906. Following the 1946 science-building fire, the campus went through a major period of rebuilding and expansion in the early 50s. Students returned from their temporary Debert location in 1953 with the opening of Harlow Institute and a central heating plant. With a rising student population and an expanding campus, the current water tower was constructed in 1955, replacing the original tower that had stood for nearly five decades. The water tower, 110 ft high and holding 104,000 gallons, has become a familiar landmark for generations of NSAC students and alumni. The tower was not only a landmark, but an important part of the campus water system. The elevated tank provided water-storage capacity for the campus, including equalization and emergency

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