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By Victoria Witke

Christina Petalas, a doctoral student McGill University, studies herring gulls to learn about plastic pollution near the St. Lawrence River. Across two studies, she found plastic additives in every bird sampled, which could have human health consequences.

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Under the new provincial legislation, businesses, farms, industrial sites, and institutions will be ineligible for curbside collection.

Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency "confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza."

New rules from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy on when and how the largest animal farms dispose of manure and liquid wastes are being praised by […]

Michigan regulators have finalized stricter pollution controls for the state’s largest livestock operations following a multi-year legal battle over how factory farms manage animal waste. Read the full story by […]

Philip Koskamp's advice is, “before you decide to milk water buffalo, you have to establish where your market is”

Matt Stevens, Finite Robotics CEO, said startups sometimes develop great products that are impossible for farmers to integrate into their operations

Did you hear the one about the pioneer who walked his dinner home? That would be the first settler in the eastern part of Arran Township, David Chalmers, a bachelor and a bit wet behind the ears. It was back in 1851, before Arran was surveyed into farm lots. Historian Norman Robertson tells the story, […]

In New York, Farmers across five Finger Lakes counties are receiving major support for conservation projects that reduce runoff, manage nutrients, and improve long-term water quality throughout the state. Read […]

There have been no signs of a deadly brain disease found in white-tailed deer, elk, moose and caribou in Ontario for more than two decades.

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