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Public forums set on N.S. water strategy

Mar. 20, 2008 at 6:42 pm CDT

Dates have been set for a series of public forums on a new water management strategy for Nova Scotia. The province in recent weeks has published a discussion paper to spur comment from Nova Scotians — farmers, industries, municipal governments and environmental groups included — to build a strategy covering […]

Cattlemen name new president, VP

Mar. 20, 2008 at 12:01 am CDT

By FBC staff

Rules tightened on ammonium nitrate sales

Mar. 19, 2008 at 11:46 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Alta. roseroot processing project funded

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:59 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Quebec flock culled for scrapie

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:29 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Feds fund Ont. dairy food development

Mar. 19, 2008 at 4:04 pm CDT

The federal government has pledged $925,000 in development funding for new, novel dairy products such as cheeses and cheese alternatives with functional food characteristics. “This project will not only lead to a more competitive dairy industry, but provide Canadian consumers with a greater variety of healthier foods, such as different […]

By FBC staff

Olymel, Westco to merge Maritime poultry ops

Mar. 19, 2008 at 3:30 pm CDT

Meat company Olymel and poultry firm Groupe Westco plan to jointly consolidate their poultry production, slaughter, cutting and deboning operations for the entire Maritime region into New Brunswick. The two companies said in a release Wednesday that this partnership stems from a business relationship formed in 2007. The deal “brings […]

By FBC staff

Schmeiser settles for $660 from Monsanto

Mar. 19, 2008 at 2:01 pm CDT

Percy Schmeiser’s latest legal fight against Monsanto Canada has ended with the Saskatchewan farmer settling for $660 and on the hook for the costs of filing his claim. Schmeiser was due to appear Wednesday at a provincial small claims court in Saskatoon, where he had filed a claim against Monsanto […]

By FBC staff

Wheat through Churchill port to earn premium

Mar. 18, 2008 at 6:21 pm CDT

The Canadian Wheat Board is offering premiums to wheat growers in the catchment area for the Hudson Bay grain port of Churchill, Man. The board said Tuesday it will also offer wheat growers storage payments for wheat kept on-farm to be handled through the northern port. “The timing of the […]

By FBC staff

Maple Leaf double-shifts Brandon plant

Mar. 18, 2008 at 6:07 pm CDT

Maple Leaf Foods’ bid to consolidate all its primary pork processing at its Brandon, Man. plant took another step forward Tuesday as the company confirmed its plans to double-shift its value-added cut operations there. That expansion, to be supported by about $50 million in investments, is to start in June […]

By FBC staff