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A CRAFT BREWERY RENAISSANCE

In 1980, the United States had only 92 functioning breweries; now a new one opens its doors every day. In Canada, we are seeing the same trend. From 310 breweries at the end of 2010, the number has steadily risen to the roughly 450 breweries we see today.

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TABLE TALK

In this issue’s Table Talk, GrainsWest examines a cutting edge fruit, Coca-Cola’s jump into dairy, a soybean health claim and a new film that seeks to talk openly about GM crops.

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BARLEY COUNCIL OF CANADA CHAIR EMBRACES NEW CROPS, NEW PERSPECTIVES AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES

    BY TYLER DIFLEY   At Brian Otto’s third-generation family farm east of Warner, experimentation is the norm. Traditionally, Otto and his wife Carolyn grow a variety of grains, oilseeds and pulses—including barley, wheat, mustard, peas and lentils—on their 4,025-acre operation, but over the years, Otto has enjoyed planting more unorthodox crops as well. […]

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MAKING AGRICULTURE BETTER

  By Tyler Difley   Greg Porozni, chairman of Cereals Canada, has a long history in agriculture, both on the farm and in the boardroom. The fourth-generation farmer runs a 5,000-acre operation in Willingdon, east of Edmonton, where they grow wheat, canola and peas. Porozni’s two sons, Jeff and Adam, live on the farm in […]

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