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Aug. 8, 2008 at 8:56 am CDT

Alberta ag minister George Groeneveld will attend the Tri-National Agricultural Accord in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho on August 13 to 16, to promote trade, exchange information, and strengthen the province’s agricultural trade relations. Groeneveld will meet with Canadian, American and Mexican agriculture policy makers. “Collaboration, such as the Tri-National Agricultural Accord, […]

Aug. 8, 2008 at 8:48 am CDT

Saskatchewan Agriculture has observed little emergence of Bertha armyworm in June but higher temperatures resulted in rapid emergence in July. The provincial ag deparment monitors the emergence of Bertha armyworm moths during the growing season using a pheromone trapping system.  The accompanying map displays the cumulative male moth counts collected […]

By FBC staff

Aug. 8, 2008 at 8:37 am CDT

Cargill and Farm Credit Canada (FCC) have entered into a unique national alliance to offer crop input financing to Cargill customers. Designed for growers producing and marketing grains, oilseeds and specialty crops, the new portfolio of products, marketed under the Performance Financing brand will be launched this fall. “We are […]

Aug. 7, 2008 at 12:39 pm CDT

Despite a later start to the year and cooler temperatures than ideal, the majority of both confectionary and oil sunflower crops are rated as being in good condition throughout the U.S. The sluggish start to the growing season seems to have worked itself out with the arrival of a few […]

By farmlink-marketing-solutions

Aug. 7, 2008 at 11:24 am CDT

The food and beverage processing industry in Ontario is getting a $3 million fund to encourage innovation. The Food and Beverage Industry Innovation (FBII) Fund is made up of equal contributions by the federal and provincial governments. “Innovation has always driven this sector and our government wants to ensure that […]