Insights and Stories of FBC staff

B.C. sets up “flexible” biofuel mandate

Apr. 1, 2008 at 3:39 pm CDT

British Columbia’s government plans legislation that will allow it to set a percentage mandate for renewable and low-carbon content in fuels — but will allow suppliers to decide how best to get there. Energy Minister Richard Neufeld announced the establishment of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Renewable and Low Carbon Fuel […]

Manitoba ag tire levy takes effect

Apr. 1, 2008 at 3:12 pm CDT

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P.E.I. ag programs up for communities funding

Apr. 1, 2008 at 2:46 pm CDT

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Ontario, Quebec approve APF extensions

Apr. 1, 2008 at 2:09 pm CDT

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Viterra officially out of WGRF

Apr. 1, 2008 at 1:45 pm CDT

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CFIA approves herb growers’ safety program

Apr. 1, 2008 at 1:29 pm CDT

The Canadian Herb, Spice and Natural Health Products Coalition has picked up a technical “letter of completion” for its on-farm food safety program, allowing farmer training to begin. The letter comes from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which presented it to the coalition during the Natural Health Products Research Society […]

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Pet food settlement in sight: Menu Foods

Apr. 1, 2008 at 1:04 pm CDT

Mediation has led to a settlement agreement in principle for the Toronto pet food maker among the companies hit hardest by last year’s pet food scare involving Chinese melamine. Menu Foods announced Tuesday that the parties to a multi-district lawsuit by pet owners in both the U.S. and Canada have […]

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Harmony K cleared for durum

Mar. 31, 2008 at 4:35 pm CDT

DuPont Canada has picked up regulatory approval for use of its herbicide tank-mix Harmony K in durum wheat crops. Harmony K combines the herbicides Refine Extra, Horizon and Banvel II in a lone 40-acre box along with Score, an adjuvant to improve the tank mix. The approval, announced Monday, clears […]

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WTO body rips EU ban on Canadian beef

Mar. 31, 2008 at 4:18 pm CDT

A World Trade Organization panel has found the European Union’s ban on Canadian and U.S. beef to be inconsistent with the bloc’s WTO obligations, but doesn’t let Canada off the hook for its retaliation. The EU since 1989 has banned Canadian and U.S. beef from hormone-treated cattle, while the two […]

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Provinces approve APF extensions

Mar. 31, 2008 at 2:22 pm CDT

Agriculture ministers for Saskatchewan, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador have signed on the line to officially extend most of the Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) programming in their provinces through to April 1, 2009 at the latest. “Continuing programs will allow for a smooth transition to Growing Forward and will […]

By FBC staff