Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Canola pod sealant approved

Jun. 3, 2008 at 12:41 pm CDT

Pennsylvania ag input firm Miller Chemical has picked up Canadian registration for a pine-based, food-grade polymer to help prevent pod shattering in canola crops. The product, called Pod Ceal DC, has approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency for use in canola and mustard crops. Winnipeg seed company BrettYoung, […]

Sask., Man. seeding nearly done

Jun. 3, 2008 at 12:32 am CDT

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Crop prices boost Que. farmland values: report

Jun. 2, 2008 at 11:45 pm CDT

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Ont. stockyard founder Earl Bauman, 89

Jun. 2, 2008 at 5:45 pm CDT

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Western premiers eye shared water stewardship

Jun. 2, 2008 at 5:33 pm CDT

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Sask. groups eye single cattle organization

Jun. 2, 2008 at 4:31 pm CDT

Representatives of Saskatchewan’s two provincial cattle producer groups have laid out a plan to consolidate into one organization. The strategy, released Monday, offers details on the proposed structure and purpose of a new association, from election of directors to the administration of funds. The Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association membership endorsed […]

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Man. extends guarantee on farmers’ credit lines

Jun. 2, 2008 at 2:11 pm CDT

The total cap has been raised on a program guaranteeing 25 per cent of a Manitoba farm’s operating line of credit — a program now made permanent, the province announced Monday. The Operating Credit Guarantee (OCG) program, operated by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC), gives participating banks, credit unions and […]

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KFC Canada backs controlled-atmosphere slaughter

Jun. 2, 2008 at 1:19 pm CDT

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has pledged to end its boycott of KFC Canada, after the chicken chain agreed to a new animal welfare plan including support for controlled-atmosphere slaughter. The Norfolk, Virginia-based advocacy group, operators of the “Kentucky Fried Cruelty” campaign, said KFC Canada has pledged […]

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CPR to fine grain handlers for sloppy loading

May. 30, 2008 at 10:32 pm CDT

As part of a wildlife protection initiative, Canadian Pacific Railway plans to fine grain handling companies who spill grain on the end sills of rail hopper cars during loading. The railway announced Friday that starting July 7, customers who identify and clean up spilled grain on the end sills of […]

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Montreal Climate Exchange begins trading

May. 30, 2008 at 5:38 pm CDT

The Montreal Climate Exchange on Friday officially launched its new futures contract in Canada carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) units. Co-owned by the Montreal Exchange and the Chicago Climate Exchange, the MCeX thus becomes the first regulated environmental market in Canada, chairman Luc Bertrand said in a release Friday. Fully automated […]

By FBC staff