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Ag chem deals offered for Husky grain deliveries

Feb. 12, 2008 at 3:09 am CST

Delivering corn hybrids and wheat to either of Husky Energy’s ethanol plants on the Prairies can earn farmers discounts on “a variety of” DuPont Canada brands of herbicides. DuPont and seed company Pioneer Hi-Bred on Monday announced their new joint offer with Husky. Farmers’ 2008 crops of red winter wheat, […]

Time to re-think WTO strategy: Ont., Que.

Feb. 12, 2008 at 2:06 am CST

By FBC staff

KVD dumped for 2008 on all wheat classes

Feb. 11, 2008 at 2:58 pm CST

Spring wheat acres seen likely holding steady: CWB

Feb. 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Crop gains to support ag income in 2007, 2008

Feb. 9, 2008 at 3:20 am CST

By FBC staff

New WTO text will spur reaction: Ritz

Feb. 9, 2008 at 1:42 am CST

A new World Trade Organization draft text, laying out what WTO member countries might be able to agree to in coming weeks on agricultural trade, shows progress on issues important for Canadian ag exports, according to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. The WTO’s agriculture negotiations chairman, Crawford Falconer, and its non-ag […]

By FBC staff

Ont. orchards, vineyards to get $22M for renewal

Feb. 9, 2008 at 1:12 am CST

Ontario’s tree fruit and grape growers will get $22.3 million in federal funding to help rip up older trees and vines and bring in either new or improved varieties or other crops altogether. Niagara region MP Dean Allison announced Ottawa’s contribution Friday at the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre at […]

By FBC staff

Ecological goods and services pilot funded in N.B.

Feb. 9, 2008 at 12:40 am CST

The Eastern Canada Soil and Water Conservation Centre plans to study how or if the environmental farm plan (EFP) process can be used or even broadened to deliver an ecological goods and services (EG&S) program for farmers in New Brunswick. EG&S are the environmental benefits derived from a healthy ecosystem; […]

By FBC staff

Below-normal levels possible in Okanagan basin

Feb. 8, 2008 at 11:44 pm CST

Near-normal snowpack on average across British Columbia is good news generally for spring and summer water supply, but areas of the south-central Interior may fall below the curve. The provincial environment ministry reported Friday that close to two-thirds of the peak snowpack across the province had accumulated by Feb. 1. […]

By FBC staff

AAFC expects jump in wheat, canola acres

Feb. 7, 2008 at 7:14 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects the area seeded by Canadian farmers to all wheat will be up from the year-ago level, according to an acreage outlook from its market analysis division. Small increases in canola and barley area were also forecast, while a drop in oats […]

By Dwayne Klassen