Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Ont. MP named ag secretary in shuffle

Oct. 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm CDT

Eastern Ontario MP Guy Lauzon has been named to the post of Parliamentary secretary to the minister of agriculture and agri-food, Gerry Ritz. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the announcement today amid a shuffle of secretary assignments. Parliamentary secretaries are members of Parliament who assist the sitting minister in his […]

Menu Foods restructures as costs pile up

Oct. 10, 2007 at 6:30 pm CDT

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N.B. launches “buy local” initiative

Oct. 10, 2007 at 5:54 pm CDT

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Nufarm to sell Achieve Liquid Gold

Oct. 10, 2007 at 2:26 pm CDT

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Sask. expects subpar yields

Oct. 10, 2007 at 1:43 pm CDT

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N.L. farm minister, critic reelected

Oct. 9, 2007 at 11:32 pm CDT

Both handlers of the provincial agri-foods file, Newfoundland and Labrador’s natural resources minister Kathy Dunderdale and Liberal critic Yvonne Jones, kept their seats in the house of assembly in Tuesday’s provincial election. Jones was one of just three Liberals to be reelected in the province, as Premier Danny Williams’ Progressive […]

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Sask. program funds two ethanol plants

Oct. 9, 2007 at 6:18 pm CDT

Saskatchewan’s provincial Biofuels Investment Opportunity (SaskBIO) program will put up $10 million and $2.5 million respectively for ethanol production plants at Tisdale and Unity, Sask. North West Bio-Energy, an offshoot of the North West Terminal high-throughput elevator at Unity, will receive $2.5 million on top of the $5.05 million in […]

By FBC staff

Rain stalls last of Man. harvest

Oct. 9, 2007 at 6:05 pm CDT

Rainfall across much of farming Manitoba over the long weekend held up harvest progress on a relatively small remainder of its crops, the provincial agriculture department reported today. Rain was welcome after a week of largely warm and dry conditions in most areas where farmers have seeded winter wheat and […]

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N.B. cranberry facility opens

Oct. 9, 2007 at 4:27 pm CDT

Atlantic Mist Cranberries has officially opened its $1.1 million processing facility at Richibucto-Village to clean, sort and grade cranberries for growers in the region. The receiving plant, which also includes new concrete receiving ponds, was built with about $406,000 in provincial funds, over $383,000 through the federal Atlantic Canada Opportunities […]

By FBC staff

Man. beef levy to back Natural Prairie plant

Oct. 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm CDT

The Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council announced today that its first investment will be up to $1.2 million for Natural Prairie Beef, a marketing and processing project to be based at Neepawa, Man. The company, which was founded in 2004 and so far includes about 110 shareholders, plans to use the […]

By FBC staff