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Tories’ bill bids to re-open CWB Act

Mar. 3, 2008 at 8:18 pm CST

The federal government has brought forward a bill that, if passed, could restore Ottawa’s hand at the levers of Canadian Wheat Board marketing policy. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Monday introduced an end-run around the Canadian Wheat Board Act’s much-discussed section 47.1 — the section that currently blocks Ritz from […]

Barley legislation on tap next week: Ritz

Mar. 1, 2008 at 2:44 am CST

By FBC staff

Que., N.S. orchards get renovation funds

Mar. 1, 2008 at 2:06 am CST

By FBC staff

Ont. wheat growers help lure cake maker

Mar. 1, 2008 at 1:31 am CST

By FBC staff

Commons passes advance payment changes

Mar. 1, 2008 at 1:14 am CST

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B.C. names farm assessment review panel

Mar. 1, 2008 at 12:52 am CST

With a panel in place, public consultations on what defines a farm for municipal tax purposes in British Columbia are expected to start early this summer, the province announced Friday. Revenue Minister Rick Thorpe on Friday named the remaining members of the farm assessment review panel, which is expected to […]

By FBC staff

Quebec’s food sector growth rate below GDP’s

Mar. 1, 2008 at 12:17 am CST

Growth in Quebec’s food industry isn’t keeping pace with the growth rate in the province’s overall gross domestic product, according to a 2007 food sector profile released Friday by the provincial ag ministry. Gross domestic production in the food sector reached $15.9 billion in 2006, for a growth rate of […]

By FBC staff

Farm equipment demand seen as highest in years

Feb. 29, 2008 at 3:45 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Farm equipment dealers in Canada are selling out for 2008-09 as producer demand for farm equipment rises to the highest levels seen in years, according to industry officials. “It’s so busy that manufacturers are out of equipment,” said Alex Loewen, general sales manager for Deere Country […]

By Alana Vannahme

Durum up $31/T in CWB PRO

Feb. 28, 2008 at 7:47 pm CST

Milling durum values are up $31 per tonne in the Canadian Wheat Board’s latest 2007-08 pool return outlook (PRO) on “increasing uncertainty” of new-crop supplies. Wheat values, meanwhile, rose another $10 to $30 per tonne in the new PRO, released Thursday, as designated barley values remained flat and Pool B […]

By FBC staff

Vegreville biodiesel plant takes step forward

Feb. 28, 2008 at 2:22 pm CST

B.C. biofuel maker BioStreet Canada has made a “huge leap forward” on its planned biodiesel facility at Vegreville, Alta., by choosing its project engineer. “We’re pleased to be moving forward with some momentum now,” said Darrell Michaels, president of the Kelowna company, in a release Wednesday. The company has hired […]

By FBC staff