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Apr. 24, 2008 at 1:45 pm CDT

A compensation program for farmers in northwestern Manitoba whose land is flooded by operation of the Shellmouth Dam will be legislated under a bill introduced Wednesday. The Shellmouth Dam and Other Water Control Works Management Act lays out the rules under which the dam will operate, and can be expanded […]

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Apr. 24, 2008 at 1:10 pm CDT

While rising costs, the rising dollar and slowing economies such as the U.S. put pressure on Canadian food processors, they should look to other export markets as well as their own “underserved” ethnic populations, according to a new report from Rabobank. The Dutch firm, which bills itself as the “premier” […]

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Apr. 24, 2008 at 12:49 pm CDT

New Brunswick farmers who want to market products locally will get about 40 per cent more help from the province this year to do so. Agriculture Minister Ronald Ouelette on Thursday pledged $210,000 for such efforts this year through the New Brunswick Agri-Food Market Development Program, up from over $150,000 […]

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Apr. 24, 2008 at 12:38 pm CDT

Demand for fertilizer, driven by pressure to improve global food production, has more than doubled PotashCorp’s first-quarter bottom line. The Saskatoon fertilizer producer posted net income of $566 million (all figures US$) on sales of $1.89 billion) in its Q1 ending March 31, compared to $198 million on $1.15 billion […]

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Apr. 23, 2008 at 4:15 pm CDT

Saskatchewan organic farmers Eric and Betty Leicht have earned an honourable mention from an international certifying body as its organic farmers of the year. The Leichts, who farm at Spalding, about 160 km southeast of Prince Albert, were named at the Organic Crop Improvement Association’s (OCIA International) recent annual general […]

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