Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Saskatchewan EFPs funded

Apr. 14, 2008 at 2:05 pm CDT

The Saskatchewan Agri-Environmental Advisory Council, the producer group responsible for providing direction for the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program, will receive one-year funding during the transition between the Agriculture Policy Framework (APF) and Growing Forward, the new agricultural policy framework. The funding results from an agreement between the provincial and […]

Dandelion control added to Refine M label

Apr. 14, 2008 at 1:50 pm CDT

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Weanling slaughter planned for Manitoba

Apr. 11, 2008 at 3:15 pm CDT

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FAO sounds alarm on food supplies

Apr. 11, 2008 at 9:43 am CDT

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Animal cruelty bill passes

Apr. 10, 2008 at 4:49 pm CDT

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AFBF urges help for U.S. pork producers

Apr. 10, 2008 at 10:02 am CDT

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the largest farm organization in the U.S., has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy more pork to help boost prices. The purchases would be made under Section 32, a permanent appropriation USDA uses to support non-farm program commodities such as beef and […]

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New president for ICE Futures Canada

Apr. 10, 2008 at 9:48 am CDT

IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has announced that Brad Vannan has been appointed president and chief operating officer of ICE Futures Canada, formerly the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. He succeeds Will Hill, who recently stepped down. Vannan is a 23-year veteran with experience in the global agricultural markets. He most recently held the position […]

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Few surprises for farmers in Man. budget

Apr. 9, 2008 at 6:04 pm CDT

A pledge to fund sustainable farming practices is among little new for farmers in Manitoba’s provincial budget Wednesday. Finance Minister Greg Selinger referred to “a multi-year funding plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by supporting sustainable farm practices, trucking technologies, active transport initiatives and green heating technologies,” but a dollar […]

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CWB replaces DPCs with no-tonnage limit program

Apr. 9, 2008 at 3:46 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board plans to replace its daily price contract (DPC) pilot program with a new, no-tonnage limit producer payment option (PPO) for the 2008-09 season. The new PPO — still being developed in consultation with farmers, the board said — will not have the same restrictions on tonnage […]

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Sask. launches crop insurance review

Apr. 9, 2008 at 2:49 pm CDT

A review of Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance program is officially underway, the provincial government announced Wednesday. “I said during our budget announcement that we need to fix programs so they work for farmers instead of providing band-aid solutions,” provincial Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud said in a release. Business consultancy firm […]

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