As demand for “green” products increases, more and more technologies and opportunities for bio-based products are emerging alongside to meet those needs.
Crops like corn, wheat and soybeans are starting to replace traditional petroleum-based ingredients in these new bio-products, making them easier on the environment and lessening our dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels. They’re also creating [...]

The Internet has become inextricably intertwined with my daily life – to the point where I can’t image living without it and have a hard time remembering the days when I did.
High speed internet access is something I’ve pretty much taken for granted, having always lived and worked in urban areas since it became [...]

By 2025, farmers need to double their food output to feed an estimated global population of eight billion. That’s a startling statistic and what it means is something we all need to start thinking about.
I came across it in a report on the Colorado Ag Classic, a convention of Colorado wheat, seed, corn, sunflower [...]

Imagine a world where pavement doesn’t disintegrate and potholes don’t exist. Imagine a product that can reduce the negative environmental impact of asphalt, cut costs for cash-strapped municipalities and offer new market opportunities for farmers. Some might consider this a utopian dream, but thanks to a new asphalt preservation product, this dream could soon [...]

The Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) has long been a popular program but when the annual cost-share funding for 2009 was fully allocated in just over two months, program representatives were both surprised and pleased at the demand.
One of the things driving the uptake of cost-share is the awareness that is developed through the EFP process. [...]

The following is part of an ongoing series of posts tracking Ontario’s foods and what’s currently in season.
After what seemed like an endlessly cool and wet spring, the arrival of summer in Ontario also means the long awaited start of strawberry season.
It’s an eagerly anticipated time of year in Ontario – one that this year [...]

A gas station in Ottawa is the first in the world to sell fuel made with wheat straw, says a major petroleum company.
Shell announced that this blended fuel includes 10% biofuel made from wheat stalks – known as cellulosic ethanol.