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Viterra’s AgPro staff vote to take deal

Jun. 16, 2008 at 5:24 pm CDT

Unionized workers at the former AgPro Grain elevators in Alberta and Manitoba have voted in favour of owner Viterra’s offer on a new contract, the company reported Monday. Of the workers who voted, 85.5 per cent voted to accept Viterra’s offer of a five-year agreement, the company said in a […]

Farm water program topped up for SW Sask.

Jun. 16, 2008 at 1:45 am CDT

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Ottawa backs plan to highlight Canadian pork

Jun. 16, 2008 at 1:15 am CDT

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CWB to send Pool A barley final payment

Jun. 16, 2008 at 1:00 am CDT

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Ont. soybean planting completed: OMAFRA

Jun. 16, 2008 at 12:49 am CDT

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Lethbridge firm to deliver CASS in Alta.

Jun. 13, 2008 at 4:36 pm CDT

Execuserv Plus, a Lethbridge management consulting firm, has signed on to deliver the Canadian Agricultural Skills Service (CASS) program to farmers in southern Alberta. The company’s contract runs until March 31, 2009, when the five-year federal/provincial Agricultural Policy Framework officially ends, the province said Friday. The APF, which funded CASS, […]

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CWB forecasts below-average wheat crop

Jun. 12, 2008 at 4:14 pm CDT

Recent rain alone won’t offset two to three years of dry conditions across much of the Prairies, which will be partly responsible for a below-average wheat and durum harvest in 2008, the Canadian Wheat Board forecast Thursday. The board’s preliminary crop forecasts project a 2008 Prairie wheat and durum crop […]

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Canada’s wild birds flu-free in 2007

Jun. 12, 2008 at 3:41 pm CDT

Ongoing surveillance of Canada’s wild bird population turned up no cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in 2007, according to the annual inter-agency wild bird influenza survey. The 2007 survey included testing of wild birds along main Canadian migratory routes as well as in Iceland, where birds were sampled during […]

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Sask. wildlife lands open for grazing

Jun. 12, 2008 at 3:23 pm CDT

Saskatchewan will temporarily open about 90,000 acres of Fish and Wildlife Development Fund lands this summer for farmers to graze livestock. Starting Sunday (June 15) and running until Sept. 15, livestock producers dealing with drought in southern Saskatchewan can apply to graze animals on eligible wildlife land on a first-come, […]

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UPA keeps seats on ag lender’s board

Jun. 12, 2008 at 2:13 pm CDT

Legislation passed Wednesday to update the governance of La Financiere agricole du Quebec (FAQ) will continue to set aside five seats on FAQ’s board for the province’s general farmer organization. Under the legislation as passed, l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) will designate nominees for five of 15 seats on the […]

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