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Jan. 15, 2008 at 3:21 pm CST

An ongoing review of on-the-job safety for rural mail carriers is not a disguised attempt to cut rural mail service, Canada Post said Thursday. The federal mail carrier issued a statement “to firmly dispel any misconceptions that might have arisen, from recent media reports or other sources, about the future […]

By FBC staff

Jan. 15, 2008 at 2:55 pm CST

A recently-approved vaccine to control post-weaning diarrhea in swine will be the first of its kind in a decade to be developed and produced in Canada, its makers report. Coliprotec, developed by Prevtec Microbia of Ste-Hyacinthe, Que., was brought through pre-licensing serial testing at the Saskatchewan Research Council’s biosafety level […]

By FBC staff

Jan. 15, 2008 at 2:23 pm CST

The Ontario government plans to use $2.5 million of its $150 million aid package for its livestock and horticulture sectors to fund ag research. The $2.5 million, part of the aid package announced in December, will go to the Agricultural Adaptation Council, a coalition of 71 farm, food and rural […]

By FBC staff

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:38 pm CST

Sales of “non-core assets” helped boost the year-end bottom line for Winnipeg farm equipment maker Buhler Industries, which on Tuesday reported higher net profit on lower sales for 2007. The company, which sold itself in 2007 to Russia’s Combine Factory Rostselmash, posted $8.01 million in net profit on $166.2 million […]

By FBC staff

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:03 pm CST

Reduced traffic from ocean vessels and steel imports bit into the St. Lawrence Seaway’s total cargo volume for 2007, which dropped nine per cent from 2006 to 42.7 million tonnes, according to the company that manages the passage. Nevertheless, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. reported that the volume shows […]

By FBC staff