Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Sow cull program to spread out funds

May. 15, 2008 at 3:52 pm CDT

The federal cull program for breeding swine is moving into a second phase to spread out remaining funds across all provinces. The Canadian Pork Council, which operates the $50 million program, said Thursday that in this second phase, funds will go only to hog farmers in provinces that haven’t yet […]

N.B. boosts ag investments in budget

May. 15, 2008 at 1:17 pm CDT

By FBC staff

CGC cuts to cost farmers, ex-commissioners say

May. 15, 2008 at 12:17 am CDT

By FBC staff

Canola crusher inks supply deal with Viterra

May. 14, 2008 at 5:50 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Leave workers’ comp coverage optional: KAP

May. 14, 2008 at 5:26 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Feed supplement’s gain claim approved

May. 14, 2008 at 5:02 pm CDT

Bio-Mos, a supplement for hog and poultry feeds, has picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval for its claims on gain. The product’s manufacturer, U.S. animal feed firm Alltech, announced Wednesday that CFIA had approved its description for Bio-Mos, specifically: “Bio-Mos is a yeast cell wall supplement for swine, broiler […]

By FBC staff

Headline Duo goes dry

May. 13, 2008 at 3:17 pm CDT

Headline Duo, a co-packaging of pyraclostrobin and boscalid fungicides to control resistant strains of ascochyta in chickpea crops, will have a dry formulation for the 2008 season. The product’s manufacturers, BASF Canada, announced Tuesday that Headline Duo’s dry formulation will have an “optimized ratio” of each active ingredient in a […]

By FBC staff

Farmers’ role in offset trading seen hindered

May. 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm CDT

While the success of a domestic emissions market in Canada may depend on farmer involvement, “unresolved issues” in the development of such a market may keep farmers from getting involved. That’s the observation in a new George Morris Centre report on emissions trading in Canadian agriculture, released Tuesday by the […]

By FBC staff

Tomato prices boost Village Farms Q1

May. 13, 2008 at 1:17 pm CDT

Strong selling prices and yields for its hothouse tomatoes have improved the first-quarter ledger for Vancouver greenhouse firm Village Farms. The income trust on Tuesday reported net income of $3.87 million (all figures US$) on $28.5 million in revenues during its Q1 ending March 31, up from $2.91 million on […]

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Quebec pledges $10M for farm succession

May. 13, 2008 at 12:59 pm CDT

In what he called the most ambitious plan of its kind in Canada, Quebec Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard has announced a five-year, $10 million program to support young people entering farming. The plan, announced Tuesday, includes measures aimed at supporting young farmers in the first five years following a farm […]

By FBC staff