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Jun. 18, 2008 at 12:34 pm CDT

Ed Lorraine, a Colchester County cattle producer who was Nova Scotia’s agriculture minister from 1997 to 1999, died early Wednesday morning at age 80, the provincial government reported. “Mr. Lorraine was not only a tremendous representative for his constituency but was an invaluable advocate for the agricultural community during his […]

By FBC staff

Jun. 17, 2008 at 6:09 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The return of hot and dry weather conditions in Alberta are expected to help speed up the development of crops in the province. “In terms of growth, crops in general are about a week to 10 days behind normal development,” said Mark Cutts, a crop specialist […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Jun. 17, 2008 at 5:42 pm CDT

The Canadian Senate’s standing committee on agriculture recommends the federal government step in to address the rising costs of farm inputs, and to raise rural affairs’ profile in national policy. In separate reports released Tuesday — one on rural poverty, the other on the cost of farm inputs — the […]

By FBC staff

Jun. 17, 2008 at 4:31 pm CDT

Rising grain prices boosted cash income for Canadian farms in 2007, while rising farm real estate values improved the farm sector’s equity, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. Cash income for Canadian farm businesses increased 14.5 per cent in 2007, the federal agency reported. The impact of rising grain and oilseed prices […]

By Statistics Canada

Jun. 17, 2008 at 4:21 pm CDT

Suncor Energy has announced it will spend $120 million to double the capacity of its St. Clair corn ethanol plant near Sarnia, Ont. The facility has been operating since July 2006 and is now the largest ethanol plant in Canada, with capacity of 200 million litres per year, the company […]

By FBC staff