Insights and Stories of FBC staff

N.S. farmers get wildlife compensation plan

May. 8, 2008 at 1:42 pm CDT

Nova Scotia farmers are expected to get compensation for livestock losses and crop damage caused by wildlife under a new program announced Thursday. Agriculture Minister Brooke Taylor said the program, to be cost-shared through a recently extended portion of the federal/provincial Agricultural Policy Framework, will provide assistance to farmers who […]

Ridley earnings up in “challenging” Q3

May. 8, 2008 at 1:16 pm CDT

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Dump feed wheat contract: ICE brass

May. 8, 2008 at 12:03 pm CDT

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Red ink rising again at Atlantic Beef: CBC

May. 8, 2008 at 11:52 am CDT

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UAP takeover complete

May. 7, 2008 at 5:32 pm CDT

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U of Guelph goes big with food focus group

May. 7, 2008 at 3:57 pm CDT

Canadians’ eating habits and reactions to food safety scares may soon be tracked through a 2,000-member consumer panel developed at the University of Guelph. The Guelph Food Panel is billed as the first large-scale panel consumer group dedicated to food and research. It’s expected the panel will allow researchers to […]

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Research on BSE vaccine funded

May. 7, 2008 at 2:58 pm CDT

Development of a BSE vaccine for cattle, and a mathematical study of the risk to people who eat meat from BSE-infected cattle, are up for PrioNet Canada funding, the research network announced Wednesday. PrioNet Canada, which is funded by the federally-backed Networks of Centres of Excellence Canada, announced $8 million […]

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Man., Sask. seeding resume

May. 7, 2008 at 2:09 pm CDT

Saskatchewan farmers are slightly behind their five-year average in terms of seeding progress, while many Manitoba farmers are back on the fields after a cold spell the previous week. Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry reports four per cent of the 2008 crop in the ground as of May 4, up from one […]

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Cold snap hammers Okanagan orchards: report

May. 7, 2008 at 1:19 pm CDT

Fruit growers in British Columbia’s Okanagan are reporting substantial damage to their orchards this spring due to unseasonably cold weather and a recent hard freeze, the Globe and Mail reported Wednesday. Joe Sardinha, president of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association, told the Globe’s Cathryn Atkinson that despite the damage, he […]

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Feed maker Ridley up for sale

May. 6, 2008 at 11:48 pm CDT

Feed manufacturer Ridley Inc. says it’s reviewing options now that its Australian parent aims to sell its majority stake. Ridley Corp., the Sydney, Australia feed and salt company that owns a 69 per cent controlling interest in TSX-traded Ridley Inc., has told the firm’s board that it wants to sell, […]

By FBC staff