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JRI crush plant up for “immediate” construction

May. 30, 2008 at 12:53 pm CDT

The rising cost to build a new canola crush plant at Yorkton, Sask. won’t stop James Richardson International (JRI) from doing so after all. The Winnipeg grain company announced Friday that its board has approved “immediate construction” of the canola processing plant it announced for Yorkton in September 2006. JRI […]

N.B. hog farmers get AgriStability TAP

May. 30, 2008 at 12:10 am CDT

By FBC staff

Que. court approves Ridley BSE settlement

May. 29, 2008 at 11:45 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Sask. utilities to finance rural hookup costs

May. 29, 2008 at 3:38 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Alta., Sask. urge export focus at WTO

May. 29, 2008 at 2:16 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Ex-Imperial Oil CEO joins Viterra board

May. 29, 2008 at 1:51 pm CDT

Canada’s largest grain handling company has named the now-retired CEO of Imperial Oil to its board of directors. Tim Hearn, who had been the oil company’s CEO from 2002 until earlier this year, joins Viterra’s board effective immediately and will also sit on its audit committee, Regina-based Viterra announced Thursday. […]

By FBC staff

Corn-fed beef group to boost traceability

May. 29, 2008 at 1:36 pm CDT

The Ontario Cattle Feeders’ Association’s corn-fed beef program will add a new layer of traceability to its product through a deal with OnTrace. OnTrace, an Ontario industry-led food traceability corporation, will provide premises identification validation and technical support services for producers affiliated with Ontario Corn Fed Beef Inc. (OCFB). Premises […]

By FBC staff

N.S. adopts “Queens Soil” as symbol

May. 29, 2008 at 1:13 pm CDT

One of Nova Scotia’s official symbols will now be its reddish-brown clay loam soil. The province announced Wednesday that Queens Soil, developed from reddish brown clay loam till derived from red shales and mudstones, and significant to the province’s agriculture and forestry sectors, will be its official soil. The decision […]

By FBC staff

Norwegian fertilizer firm buys into Agrico

May. 29, 2008 at 12:54 pm CDT

Fertilizer supply firm Agrico Canada will expand further into Quebec by partnering with a Norwegian company operating there. Oslo-based fertilizer supply company Yara International announced Wednesday that it’s bought a 25 per cent ownership stake in the 77-year-old Mississauga firm for an undisclosed sum. Agrico operates a supply terminal and […]

By FBC staff

UAP’s Thrasher herbicide registered

May. 29, 2008 at 12:31 pm CDT

A combination Group 4 and 6 herbicide has picked up registration for broadleaf weed control in Prairie spring wheat and barley. UAP Canada now holds the registration for Thrasher, which is made for UAP by MANA Canada, the Canadian wing of the Israeli generic crop protection company Makhteshim Agan Industries. […]

By FBC staff