Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Dow rolls out dual-action broadleaf product

Jan. 2, 2008 at 5:42 pm CST

Dow AgroSciences Canada has launched a new dual-action broadleaf herbicide brand for use in the Prairies’ brown and dark brown soil zones. The company has picked up registration for Benchmark in spring wheat, durum and barley. It will be available for farmers’ use this spring by the 40-acre case, Dow […]

Central Alta. bioenergy projects get $508K

Jan. 2, 2008 at 2:40 pm CST

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WCE today, “ICE Futures Canada” tomorrow

Dec. 31, 2007 at 4:01 pm CST

By FBC staff

New cheese standards planned for late 2008

Dec. 28, 2007 at 6:29 pm CST

By FBC staff

CPR over, CN under grain revenue caps: CTA

Dec. 28, 2007 at 5:30 pm CST

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Maltsters “not satisfied” with CWB proposals

Dec. 27, 2007 at 9:51 pm CST

Canada’s big four maltsters say they’re “not satisfied” with the Canadian Wheat Board’s proposals for a guaranteed price production contract for malting barley. Details on the CWB’s proposals for a cash-price contract option for malting barley are to be widely released next month, and had been briefly outlined for CWB […]

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Don Rennie, 85

Dec. 24, 2007 at 4:32 pm CST

Don Rennie, a former dean of the University of Saskatchewan’s college of agriculture and a leader in Prairie soil conservation, died Sunday in Saskatoon at age 85. Rennie taught in the University of Saskatchewan’s soil science department starting in 1952 and received several accolades for his work, including an appointment […]

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P.E.I. relaxes winery rules: CBC

Dec. 21, 2007 at 5:22 pm CST

A larger number of fruit growers on Prince Edward Island may now be eligible for a provincial winery license, CBC reported Thursday. CBC quoted Wayne MacDougall, CEO of the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission, as saying producers of other fruits, or any other crop such as dandelions that can be used […]

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Kickstart funds en route for AgriInvest

Dec. 20, 2007 at 10:02 pm CST

The federal/provincial farmer account program AgriInvest is now in place for 2007, meaning $600 million in federal cash to kickstart those accounts will now be delivered. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Thursday that agreements between Ottawa and the provinces are now in place to implement the new suite of […]

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Wheat keeps climbing in December PROs

Dec. 20, 2007 at 9:16 pm CST

Even tighter world wheat supplies have spurred a jump of $41 to $52 per tonne in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest pool return outlooks (PROs) for 2007-08. On top of Statistics Canada’s recent report of reduced Canadian wheat supplies, production shortfalls in the U.S, Europe and Australia and export restrictions […]

By FBC staff