Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Farmer, financial planner named to Farm Credit board

Feb. 4, 2008 at 5:51 pm CST

A mixed farmer from Quebec and an Ontario farm financial planner are the newest appointees to the board of Farm Credit Canada. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Monday named Caroline Belzile of Saint-Elzéar, Que., to a three-year term effective immediately. Belzile has co-owned a beef, hog and grain farm […]

JRI to expand Alta. Pioneer elevators

Feb. 2, 2008 at 1:46 am CST

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NFU accredited in New Brunswick

Feb. 2, 2008 at 1:09 am CST

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Alta. to add on-farm power plants to grid

Feb. 2, 2008 at 12:45 am CST

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Ag wastes loom large in B.C. bioenergy plan

Feb. 2, 2008 at 12:26 am CST

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Man. research to develop boomer food

Feb. 1, 2008 at 11:44 pm CST

Manitoba’s Food Development Centre and the University of Manitoba will collaborate on finding foods more fit for fiftysomethings. The provincial research centre, based in Portage la Prairie, and the university on Friday announced a research project that will start by arranging consumer focus groups to home in on the food […]

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Mayo Clinic pans CPR bid for U.S. railway

Feb. 1, 2008 at 7:13 pm CST

The Mayo Clinic, one of the pre-eminent medical centres in the U.S., wants Canadian Pacific Railway to commit to major upgrades before it will accept CPR’s proposed merger with the railway running through its home town. The clinic, in a release Friday, said CPR’s US$1.48 billion cash bid for the […]

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Saanich mayor to head B.C. farm tax panel

Feb. 1, 2008 at 6:36 pm CST

A Vancouver Island mayor whose municipality is at the centre of a debate over what constitutes a “farm” for municipal tax purposes will lead the province’s review of the bigger issue. Provincial Revenue Minister Rick Thorpe on Thursday named Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard as one of two co-chairs for the […]

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Campaign to boost biodiesel awareness

Feb. 1, 2008 at 5:46 pm CST

A new program to boost awareness of biodiesel production and its environmental benefits among diesel consumers in Western Canada has picked up a $330,000 investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada. The program, called BioFleet, is expected to focus on boosting demand for biodiesel through information campaigns and “first-user incentives.” Partners […]

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Initials set for Pool B feed barley

Feb. 1, 2008 at 5:37 pm CST

Initial payments for 2007-08 Pool B feed barley were released Friday by the Canadian Wheat Board, putting No. 1 Canada Western (CW) at $157.50 per tonne, or $3.43 per bushel. That’s the same initial price per tonne as for Standard Canada Western Hulless in Pool B, which works out to […]

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