The decision, handed down in November by Justice Kevin Loo, follows legal arguments from Fibreco Export Inc., which handles a number of products for export at its North Vancouver port terminal, and ...

The beloved candy cane is everywhere during the holiday season — on store shelves, Christmas trees, gingerbread houses, front ...

For all their hard work, peasants had a fair amount of downtime. Add up Sundays and the many holidays, and about one-third of the year was free of intensive work. Celebrations were frequent and ...

PIERRE, S.D. — Wheat has been harvested and winter wheat is in the ground across the region. Julia Debes, director of communications and stakeholder outreach with U.S. Wheat Associates, said U.S.

Plants absorb not only nutrients but also toxic metals such as cadmium through their roots. It was previously unclear whether the toxic metals came from the soil or the fertilizers applied. Under the ...

The cultivation of cereal grains probably led to the emergence of the first states – which operated mafia-like protection rackets − and to the adoption of writing for the purposes of recording taxes.

--Wheat for December delivery rose 1.5% to $5.35 3/4 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday, leading the row crop complex higher on news of a vote moving forward in the Senate that could end ...

You may have heard at some point in the past — perhaps from a coworker, perhaps from a newly health-conscious uncle at your family reunion — about the virtues of ancient grains. If you've never heard ...

--Wheat for December delivery rose 1.8% to $5.13 1/2 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday, supported by a rumor of China's interest in purchasing U.S. wheat. --Corn for December delivery ...

Imagine if three times as much grain could be obtained from the same amount of wheat plants as is currently possible, using the same amount of land, water and fertilizer. Well, that could soon be ...

Researchers discovered the gene that gives a rare wheat variety its unusual “triple-grain” trait. When switched on, the gene helps wheat flowers produce extra grain-bearing parts. The finding could ...