Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Viterra to raise $400M, go shopping

Apr. 21, 2008 at 5:28 pm CDT

Canada’s biggest grain handler plans a share sale worth an expected $400.4 million, partly to finance “future acquisitions.” Viterra said Monday it will sell 28.6 million common shares at $14 a share to an underwriters’ syndicate led by TD Securities and Genuity Capital Markets, with an option for another 4.29 […]

Atlantic Beef cuts weekly slaughter: CBC

Apr. 21, 2008 at 5:15 pm CDT

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CN takes slight drop in Q1 net

Apr. 21, 2008 at 5:02 pm CDT

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Public partners back Que. organic packer

Apr. 21, 2008 at 4:05 pm CDT

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New mode of bug-killing action registered

Apr. 21, 2008 at 3:08 pm CDT

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Sask. to process cull pork for food banks

Apr. 18, 2008 at 4:17 pm CDT

The Saskatchewan government will pay up to $440,000 to process animals from the federal cull breeding swine program and donate the pork to food banks throughout the province. Sask Pork, the province’s pork industry development board, will administer the funding and co-ordinate the processing of sows with hog farmers and […]

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Agrium, UAP move to shed retail outlets

Apr. 18, 2008 at 4:01 pm CDT

Fertilizer firm Agrium has extended its offer for U.S. ag retailer UAP for a fifth time for an extra two days’ grace after coming to terms with U.S. antitrust regulators. The Calgary fertilizer company on Friday said it has agreed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on terms of […]

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Atlantic Vet College names new dean

Apr. 18, 2008 at 2:49 pm CDT

The University of Prince Edward Island has named Donald Reynolds, a U.S. professor and veterinarian, as dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College. Reynolds, whose appointment was announced Thursday, will officially take the job for a six-year term starting in August. He replaces Timothy Ogilvie, who steps down from the role […]

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Ont. biofuel projects get BOPI cash

Apr. 18, 2008 at 2:38 pm CDT

A farmer-backed feasibility study on sorghum-based biofuel is among four projects in Ontario to share over $600,000 in federal biofuels funding. Sweet Sorghum Initiative for Biofuels in Port Lambton, about 50 km east of Detroit, will get $222,975 from the Biofuels Opportunities for Producers Initiative (BOPI) to study the feasibility […]

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B.C. tops up fund for small slaughterhouses

Apr. 18, 2008 at 1:54 am CDT

Small-scale meat producers in British Columbia will get another $3.8 million in available funding to help with upgrades that comply with the province’s new meat inspection regulations and build the province’s slaughter capacity. The new money is “over and above” $5 million put up in April 2006 through the province’s […]

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