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Yukon moves to thin elk herd

Aug. 26, 2008 at 4:44 pm CDT

Yukon farmers are expected to be among the beneficiaries of a proposed “limited harvest” of elk in the territory in 2009, the government said Monday. The Yukon government, which adopted a new elk management plan in June, said Monday it will begin work with First Nations and other stakeholders on […]

Editors’ Picks: Cows line up by longitude

Aug. 26, 2008 at 3:41 pm CDT

By FBC staff

N.B. tops up milk prices

Aug. 26, 2008 at 3:04 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Crops again boost farm cash receipts: StatsCan

Aug. 26, 2008 at 2:34 am CDT

By Statistics Canada

Ont. farmers to vote on crop boards’ merger

Aug. 26, 2008 at 2:17 am CDT

By FBC staff

Maple Leaf delays Toronto plant restart

Aug. 26, 2008 at 2:04 am CDT

Tarred with a link to a listeriosis outbreak now connected to six deaths in Ontario and illnesses in four provinces, plus a costly product recall, Maple Leaf Foods has re-thought its plans to reopen an affected Toronto meat processing plant on Tuesday. The food processing company announced Monday night that […]

By FBC staff

BIC plans new beef brand identity

Aug. 25, 2008 at 7:05 pm CDT

The Canadian beef industry’s new beef brand identity will be launched by the Beef Information Centre in spring next year as part of a national consumer campaign, the centre said Monday. The $2.2 million launch is to include an integrated consumer multimedia campaign and trade marketing roll-out, BIC said. The […]

By bic-release

CEMA now “Egg Farmers of Canada”

Aug. 25, 2008 at 6:27 pm CDT

Canada’s national egg marketing agency has officially renamed itself Egg Farmers of Canada. The Canadian Egg Marketing Agency (CEMA), as the agency has been known for over 35 years, announced Monday that its official name and logo change has taken place. In a release Friday before the official launch, agency […]

By FBC staff

Feds back B.C. farmers’ markets

Aug. 25, 2008 at 4:07 pm CDT

The federal government has pledged over $200,000 for efforts to boost the public profile of farmers’ markets in British Columbia. Speaking Saturday in Burnaby, B.C. MP James Moore announced $219,000 for a strategic plan for farmers’ markets, funded through the Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program, delivered in the […]

By FBC staff

Drenched Man. farmers to get forage aid program

Aug. 25, 2008 at 3:50 pm CDT

Manitoba’s provincial government has pledged to set up a forage assistance program (MFAP) to help livestock producers in parts of the province hit by recent overland flooding. Agriculture Minister Rosann Wowchuk announced the province’s commitment to such a program Sunday after touring areas affected by overland flooding in recent days […]

By FBC staff