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Profit up, sales down for Buhler in 2007

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:38 pm CST

Sales of “non-core assets” helped boost the year-end bottom line for Winnipeg farm equipment maker Buhler Industries, which on Tuesday reported higher net profit on lower sales for 2007. The company, which sold itself in 2007 to Russia’s Combine Factory Rostselmash, posted $8.01 million in net profit on $166.2 million […]

Seaway traffic down in record-long season

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:03 pm CST

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Québec kicks in $20M for crush plant

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:55 am CST

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Pfizer buys into N.S.-made vaccine booster

Jan. 14, 2008 at 7:10 pm CST

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Yeast additive approved for beef cattle

Jan. 14, 2008 at 6:41 pm CST

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CPR repair shop staff approve strike

Jan. 14, 2008 at 6:02 pm CST

Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union at 22 Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) repair shops across Canada have voted to strike if a contract can’t be reached by Jan. 29. CAW Local 101 members voted 85 per cent in favour of a strike, the union said in a release […]

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Sask. livestock loan paperwork available

Jan. 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm CST

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry has released application forms for its short-term loan programs for hog and cattle producers. The provincial short-term cattle loan program forms will be available at rural municipality offices and regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices, the province said Monday. The deadline for completed applications for the cattle program is […]

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P.E.I. farmers import carbon credits

Jan. 12, 2008 at 12:55 am CST

A group of Prince Edward Island farmers is offering residents an opportunity to invest in carbon credits — from Kenya. Farmers Helping Farmers, a P.E.I. group that has run exchanges with Kenyan farmers since 1980, plans to launch its new carbon credit program at its semi-annual meeting Jan. 12 (Saturday). […]

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“Economic volatility” package seen shunning farmers

Jan. 10, 2008 at 7:29 pm CST

The federal government’s plan for a new $1 billion fund for so-called “one-industry” towns shows no signal of help for the country’s battered livestock sector, the Canadian Pork Council said Thursday. Prime Minister Stephen Harper, visiting rural New Brunswick Thursday, launched his proposal for a Community Development Trust to “help […]

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Progress, setbacks seen in WTO proposal

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:50 pm CST

A new working paper on export competition, domestic support and market access by World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture chair Crawford Falconer shows progress on access for Canada’s farmers, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said Thursday. The paper, seen as outlining Falconer’s view of the direction for WTO agriculture negotiations, recommends […]

By FBC staff