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Feed supplement’s gain claim approved

May. 14, 2008 at 5:02 pm CDT

Bio-Mos, a supplement for hog and poultry feeds, has picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval for its claims on gain. The product’s manufacturer, U.S. animal feed firm Alltech, announced Wednesday that CFIA had approved its description for Bio-Mos, specifically: “Bio-Mos is a yeast cell wall supplement for swine, broiler […]

Alta. seeding over 20 per cent done: AARD

May. 13, 2008 at 3:22 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

Headline Duo goes dry

May. 13, 2008 at 3:17 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Market Insight: Weather pressures U.S. corn

May. 13, 2008 at 3:04 pm CDT

By farmlink-marketing-solutions

Farmers’ role in offset trading seen hindered

May. 13, 2008 at 2:53 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Few changes expected in Prairie seeded acres

May. 13, 2008 at 1:26 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — With the exception of some weather-related problems, producers in Western Canada are believed to be staying the course in terms of their seeding choices this spring. “As in the past, there has been some very variable conditions, which has probably resulted in some switching of crops […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Tomato prices boost Village Farms Q1

May. 13, 2008 at 1:17 pm CDT

Strong selling prices and yields for its hothouse tomatoes have improved the first-quarter ledger for Vancouver greenhouse firm Village Farms. The income trust on Tuesday reported net income of $3.87 million (all figures US$) on $28.5 million in revenues during its Q1 ending March 31, up from $2.91 million on […]

By FBC staff

Quebec pledges $10M for farm succession

May. 13, 2008 at 12:59 pm CDT

In what he called the most ambitious plan of its kind in Canada, Quebec Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard has announced a five-year, $10 million program to support young people entering farming. The plan, announced Tuesday, includes measures aimed at supporting young farmers in the first five years following a farm […]

By FBC staff

BHP buys up all of Sask. potash venture

May. 12, 2008 at 11:22 pm CDT

The Canadian arm of Australian mining firm BHP Billiton has bought up sole ownership of a joint-venture potash project in Saskatchewan. The company on Monday announced a $284 million, $8.15-per-share cash deal to buy Calgary-based Anglo Potash, with which BHP had co-owned 1.8 million acres of potash landholdings in a […]

By FBC staff

Canola seeding stalls in dry southern Sask., Man.

May. 12, 2008 at 5:50 pm CDT

Oilseed growers in parched areas of southern and central Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba are delaying seeding until they see more rain. In its crop report Monday, Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry reported seeding provincewide as 25 per cent complete, above the 2003-07 average of 20 per cent. Also on Monday, Manitoba Agriculture, […]

By FBC staff