Insights and Stories of FBC staff

Dec. 14, 2007 at 1:10 am CST

The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from two Saskatchewan farmers looking to mount a class-action suit against Monsanto Canada and Bayer CropScience over genetically modified (GM) canola. The denial of leave to appeal by Canada’s top court effectively shuts down the case in its present form, as […]

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Dec. 14, 2007 at 12:08 am CST

Danish enzyme firm Novozymes has completed its $25.6 million cash deal to buy a controlling stake in Saskatoon inoculant maker Philom Bios. The deal gives Philom Bios access to Novozymes’ resources and technology, more opportunities for growth and a “larger entryway” into U.S. and international ag markets, Novozymes said in […]

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Dec. 13, 2007 at 11:56 pm CST

Cattle producers in feeder associations in Saskatchewan can now apply for rebates of interest paid through the Advance Payments Program (APP). Saskatchewan Agriculture announced this week it had signed an agreement with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to allow the provincial Livestock Loan Guarantee (LLG) program to administer the interest-only portion […]

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Dec. 12, 2007 at 3:57 pm CST

Prairie barley growers and end users should soon get the market certainty they need to make decisions in time for the next crop year starting Aug. 1, 2008, federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said Wednesday. The Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed it will hear on Feb. 26, 2008 the […]

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Dec. 12, 2007 at 2:53 pm CST

Canada’s governments must offer their hog producers some assurance that emergency loans will be available to them before Christmas, the Canadian Pork Council said Wednesday. The council, at a press conference Wednesday morning in Ottawa, said hog producers are requesting loans, repayable with interest, as opposed to grants or any […]

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