Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Vineland centre plans “local” project

Mar. 24, 2008 at 12:44 pm CDT

The Niagara region’s Vineland Research and Innovation Centre has kicked off a new “Local Food” project with the goal of supporting and directly linking local growers, producers and suppliers with buyers. The plan, announced Monday with the launch of a Niagara Local Food pilot project, is meant to improve the […]

Sask. to fund ag water projects

Mar. 20, 2008 at 7:10 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Ont. plans for speed limiters on bigger trucks

Mar. 20, 2008 at 6:53 pm CDT

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Public forums set on N.S. water strategy

Mar. 20, 2008 at 6:42 pm CDT

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Cattlemen name new president, VP

Mar. 20, 2008 at 12:01 am CDT

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Alta. roseroot processing project funded

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:59 pm CDT

AVAC Ltd. plans to put almost $741,000 over three years toward processing of Alberta farmers’ harvests of roseroot for use as herbal supplements. Rhodiola rosea, also called roseroot or goldenroot, is an ancient herb “with an international reputation for strengthening the bodies of Olympic athletes and Russian cosmonauts,” AVAC said […]

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Quebec flock culled for scrapie

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:29 pm CDT

A cull of “high-risk animals” is underway on a farm in Quebec’s Rimouski district after a sheep in a small herd was confirmed last month with scrapie. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed both the cull and a quarantine on the farm in a statement Wednesday. The agency said […]

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Feds fund Ont. dairy food development

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:04 pm CDT

The federal government has pledged $925,000 in development funding for new, novel dairy products such as cheeses and cheese alternatives with functional food characteristics. “This project will not only lead to a more competitive dairy industry, but provide Canadian consumers with a greater variety of healthier foods, such as different […]

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Olymel, Westco to merge Maritime poultry ops

Mar. 19, 2008 at 3:30 pm CDT

Meat company Olymel and poultry firm Groupe Westco plan to jointly consolidate their poultry production, slaughter, cutting and deboning operations for the entire Maritime region into New Brunswick. The two companies said in a release Wednesday that this partnership stems from a business relationship formed in 2007. The deal “brings […]

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Schmeiser settles for $660 from Monsanto

Mar. 19, 2008 at 2:01 pm CDT

Percy Schmeiser’s latest legal fight against Monsanto Canada has ended with the Saskatchewan farmer settling for $660 and on the hook for the costs of filing his claim. Schmeiser was due to appear Wednesday at a provincial small claims court in Saskatoon, where he had filed a claim against Monsanto […]

By FBC staff