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N.S. funds work on longer-lasting Christmas trees

Mar. 10, 2008 at 3:02 pm CDT

A low-maintenance Christmas tree “without a lot of needle loss” is the goal of a new Nova Scotia research project. The provincial department of natural resources on Monday pledged $250,000 for a research program by Raj Lada at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The funds will flow through the Christmas […]

Feed wheat priced out of ethanol market

Mar. 10, 2008 at 12:49 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Liberals’ ag task force urges regulatory review

Mar. 9, 2008 at 1:53 am CST

By FBC staff

Livestock tax deferrals rolled out for 2007

Mar. 8, 2008 at 4:57 am CST

By FBC staff

Man. waste plant upgrades to boost pork capacity

Mar. 8, 2008 at 4:28 am CST

By FBC staff

Manitoba pledges $14.7M for cattle producers

Mar. 8, 2008 at 4:25 am CST

Manitoba’s cattle producers will be eligible for direct payments from a $14.7 million fund to help support them through high feed costs, low cattle prices and the high Canadian dollar. The province announced Friday it will put $7.35 million toward the payments, while the other half will come from the […]

By FBC staff

AAFC expects small drop in durum acres

Mar. 8, 2008 at 3:24 am CST

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects the area seeded by Canadian farmers to durum this spring will be a bit less than what it had anticipated earlier in the year, according to an updated acreage outlook from AAFC’s market analysis division. The area expected to be planted […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Saudis’ subsidy boosts CWB Pool B barley

Mar. 8, 2008 at 2:49 am CST

A move Wednesday by the Saudi Arabian government to raise its import subsidy for feed barley has prompted the Canadian Wheat Board to issue an unusual mid-month pool return outlook (PRO) reflecting higher prices. The CWB’s mid-March 2007-08 PRO, released Friday, raises No. 1 Canada Western Pool B feed barley […]

By FBC staff

Farm Safety Week focuses on strains, sprains, falls

Mar. 8, 2008 at 2:37 am CST

Farming is physically demanding; however, it doesn’t have to be physically damaging. Farmers must make the health and safety of workers a priority to reduce the risk of injury or being killed on the job, safety experts warn. In Canada each year, an average of 115 people die and another […]

By ns-department-of-agriculture

Quebec hog sector talks collapse: report

Mar. 8, 2008 at 2:30 am CST

Mediated talks between Quebec’s hog producers and processors, aimed at a revival of the beleaguered industry, have failed, according to farm newspaper La terre de chez nous. The newspaper, on its web site Friday, quoted provincial Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard as saying producers and processors have missed a fine opportunity […]

By FBC staff