Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Sask. harvest two-thirds done

Sep. 18, 2007 at 10:55 am CDT

Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food reported yesterday that the province’s 2007 crop is 66 per cent harvested and northern and central regions will need warm, dry weather to advance further. Harvested acres are up from 56 per cent the previous week and still ahead of the five-year (2002-06) average of 53 […]

Sask. designates primary weight road system

Sep. 18, 2007 at 12:09 am CDT

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CN level-of-service case goes to mediator

Sep. 17, 2007 at 7:40 pm CDT

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Churchill loads for first Canadian customer

Sep. 17, 2007 at 7:20 pm CDT

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N.B. funds farmland clearing work

Sep. 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm CDT

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Syngenta Seeds names new chief

Sep. 17, 2007 at 6:02 pm CDT

Guelph-based Syngenta Seeds Canada has named Dave Sippell, the former CEO of Winnipeg’s Canterra Seeds, as its new president, replacing Bob Pryce. Sippell was general manager of Proven Seed, the certified seed wing of what was then United Grain Growers (now part of Viterra), before joining Canterra. He also previously […]

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Russian firm makes new bid for Buhler

Sep. 14, 2007 at 6:03 pm CDT

A Russian combine manufacturer has reworked its bid to buy a majority stake in farm implement maker Buhler Industries, moving to an all-cash offer. Combine Factory Rostselmash had raised eyebrows among market analysts with its previous bid this summer, in which it offered to buy 51 per cent of the […]

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Ag ministers “optimistic” on Atlantic Beef plant

Sep. 14, 2007 at 4:29 pm CDT

The Maritime provinces’ agriculture ministers agreed today to speed up negotiations aimed at saving the region’s only federally-inspected beef slaughter facility. Meeting in Moncton, the ministers from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island reviewed a series of reports on the history and current status of the Atlantic Beef […]

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Ag fairs eligible for new heritage funding

Sep. 14, 2007 at 3:48 pm CDT

Community agricultural fairs celebrating special anniversaries may qualify for up to $200,000 in new federal infrastructure cash, according to a national fairs group. Speaking Wednesday in Halifax, Heritage Minister Josee Verner announced $30 million, as earmarked in the last federal budget, to support arts and heritage events at the community […]

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Ottawa puts up $500M for non-grain biofuels

Sep. 14, 2007 at 11:11 am CDT

A new government-backed fund will help bankroll demonstration-scale projects to make biofuels from sources other than food or feed grains. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) on Wednesday announced it will disburse $500 million in repayable federal government funding for up to 40 per cent of eligible project costs on any […]

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