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N.S., P.E.I. ag income at “rock bottom”: report

Aug. 15, 2008 at 1:42 pm CDT

A new study on farm economic viability in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island finds the two provinces’ farmers “now earning less than at any time in the last four decades.” That, in turn, leaves the provinces’ rural communities at serious risk, according to the report released Friday by GPI […]

Deere to expand Regina parts centre

Aug. 15, 2008 at 1:00 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Clock ticking on Chicago rail deal: CN

Aug. 15, 2008 at 12:41 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Ag tires rolled into Ont. recycling plan

Aug. 14, 2008 at 11:24 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Wheat Growers defend Alta. CWB report

Aug. 14, 2008 at 10:43 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Commodity firm buys into Canterra Seeds

Aug. 14, 2008 at 4:26 pm CDT

A new Canadian arm of a Minneapolis commodity firm has signed a deal to buy a 25 per cent stake in Canterra Seeds. Riverland Agriculture, Ltd. of Calgary will pay $3.125 million for 1.3 million Canterra voting shares and take two seats on the Winnipeg seed company’s board of directors, […]

By Dave Bedard

Sask. farmers post thousands more hail claims

Aug. 14, 2008 at 3:10 pm CDT

An unusually heavy year for crop hail claims in Saskatchewan got heavier in the past two weeks with 5,000 more claims filed, according to the Canadian Crop Hail Association. About 15,500 claims have now been filed with hail insurers that do business in Saskatchewan, the Prairie hail insurers’ group said […]

By FBC staff

Cancer conference to focus on pesticides

Aug. 14, 2008 at 1:24 pm CDT

Agricultural pesticides will be under the microscope at a conference to be hosted by the Canadian Cancer Society Nov. 12 and 13 in Toronto. “Exploring the Connection A State of the Science Conference on Pesticides and Cancer” will feature speakers from around the world who have expertise in assessing […]

By FBC staff

Market Insight: India’s pulse plantings delayed

Aug. 14, 2008 at 1:18 pm CDT

Recent reports out of India hint at some improvement of pulse plantings but still estimate a significant drop in production in the world’s leading pulse producer and consumer. Reports estimated delayed plantings due to sporadic and insufficient rainfall of between 3.7 million and five million acres by late July, though […]

By farmlink-marketing-solutions

Menu Foods pulls profit in Q2

Aug. 14, 2008 at 1:23 am CDT

Beleaguered Toronto pet food maker Menu Foods has earned a quarterly profit for the first time since late 2006, the company reported Wednesday. The income trust posted a profit of $735,000 on $60.3 million in sales for its second quarter ending June 30, up from a $3.6 million loss on […]

By FBC staff