Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Biotech not on consumers’ radar for food fears

Sep. 25, 2007 at 7:16 pm CDT

Calgary — Despite a year of food scares and non-stop headlines about E. coli in fresh produce, consumers in the U.S. aren’t re-thinking their acceptance of food with biotech ingredients. Those attending the 2007 Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference’s (ABIC 2007) public forum here at the University of Calgary earlier this […]

Agrium shuts N plant for lack of gas

Sep. 25, 2007 at 6:59 pm CDT

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Biotech supporters urged to take leadership role

Sep. 25, 2007 at 6:42 pm CDT

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Pioneer rolls out new soy breeding tool

Sep. 25, 2007 at 6:10 pm CDT

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Beef herd vaccinated for E. coli

Sep. 25, 2007 at 5:52 pm CDT

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Quebec ag receipts keep just ahead of bills

Sep. 25, 2007 at 3:47 pm CDT

Quebec’s farm revenue rose in the first half of 2007 compared to the same time in 2006 — an increase that stayed just ahead of a corresponding rise in expenses, the provincial statistics agency reported today. L’institut de la statistique du Quebec (ISQ) reported overall farm cash receipts of $3.32 […]

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It’s Organic Week in P.E.I.

Sep. 25, 2007 at 11:39 am CDT

Prince Edward Island’s Agriculture Minister Neil LeClair has proclaimed the week of Sept. 23 as Organic Week in the province. The proclamation is meant to raise awareness of the importance of the organic sector in the province. “The demand for organic products currently exceeds supply, and that provides a major […]

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Horseback riders lack protection: injury study

Sep. 24, 2007 at 9:37 pm CDT

The need for protective gear among horseback riders has been underlined in a Calgary study of the injuries that put them in hospital. The study of 7,941 trauma patients treated at Calgary’s Foothills Medical Centre from 1995 to 2005 showed 151 people severely injured while horseback riding — 45 per […]

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Weather puts damper on Manitoba harvest

Sep. 24, 2007 at 9:35 pm CDT

A little rain was welcome for winter wheat seeding and other fall work but has hindered the remaining harvest in Manitoba, the provincial agriculture department reported today. In its Sept. 24 crop report, Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI) said the province’s cereal harvest was virtually complete but for […]

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Wet weather stalls Sask. harvest

Sep. 24, 2007 at 5:25 pm CDT

While combines were able to roll across much of Saskatchewan last week, damp and cool weather slowed and will slow harvest heading into this week, the provincial agriculture department reported. Harvest was 78 per cent complete, up from 66 per cent the previous week, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food’s […]

By FBC staff