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P.E.I. farms and fisheries ministries merge

May. 20, 2015 at 10:38 am CDT

A reorganization of Prince Edward Island’s government departments will see agriculture split from forestry and instead paired with fisheries. Having returned to office in the May 4 election, Premier Wade MacLauchlan on Wednesday announced his new cabinet, appointing former education and transportation minister Alan McIsaac as minister of agriculture and […]

Manitoba raises caps on cattle loan guarantee plan

May. 19, 2015 at 1:53 am CDT

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Ottawa’s new GHG goal eyes fertilizer, chem sectors

May. 16, 2015 at 4:57 pm CDT

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Study finds Manitoba ready for soy crushing

May. 16, 2015 at 9:54 am CDT

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Alta. beet growers, Rogers Sugar reach four-year deal

May. 16, 2015 at 3:00 am CDT

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Former Man. agriculture minister won’t run again

May. 13, 2015 at 8:29 pm CDT

Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger’s first agriculture minister plans to exit the provincial political arena. Stan Struthers, the MLA since 1995 for what’s now the Dauphin riding, and agriculture minister from 2009 to 2011, announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election when the next provincial vote is held in April 2016. Struthers, […]

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Co-op Atlantic members approve exit from food, gas

May. 13, 2015 at 7:37 pm CDT

Delegates to Atlantic Canada’s biggest co-operative have approved a proposal to divest its way out of the grocery and fuel business. Co-op Atlantic’s board of directors last month rolled out a proposal in which the organization would make a deal with Nova Scotia-based grocery giant Sobeys for the co-op’s food- […]

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Wheats in CWRS, CPSR classes up for review

May. 9, 2015 at 2:27 pm CDT

Owners of Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) and Canada Prairie Spring Red (CPSR) wheat varieties have until month’s end to decide whether to put their products through more trials, or let their varieties be reclassified. The Canadian Grain Commission on Friday announced a review of the CWRS and CPSR wheat […]

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Clubroots beating all resistant canolas across Alta.

May. 8, 2015 at 6:24 pm CDT

A study of 27 canola fields across Alberta has found 16 infected with clubroot pathotypes able to cause “high levels” of the disease — in canola plants with clubroot-resistant genetics. What’s more, the clubroot pathogen isolated from “many” of the infected fields in the study was virulent on all clubroot-resistant canola cultivars, […]

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Canada, Philippines to talk about free trade talks

May. 8, 2015 at 5:12 pm CDT

Canada and the Philippines have launched “exploratory discussions” toward a possible free trade agreement, from which Canadian livestock and grain producers could expect to gain. Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the Philippines’ President Benigno Aquino announced the discussions Friday in Ottawa during Aquino’s state visit, which ends Saturday. A Canada-Philippines […]

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