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Sask. livestock loan paperwork available

Jan. 14, 2008 at 5:45 pm CST

Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry has released application forms for its short-term loan programs for hog and cattle producers. The provincial short-term cattle loan program forms will be available at rural municipality offices and regional Saskatchewan Agriculture offices, the province said Monday. The deadline for completed applications for the cattle program is […]

Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 8: Atlanta

Jan. 14, 2008 at 12:20 am CST

By jay-whetter

Spring wheat outlook seen taking back seat

Jan. 12, 2008 at 1:08 am CST

By Dwayne Klassen

P.E.I. farmers import carbon credits

Jan. 12, 2008 at 12:55 am CST

By FBC staff

“Economic volatility” package seen shunning farmers

Jan. 10, 2008 at 7:29 pm CST

By FBC staff

Progress, setbacks seen in WTO proposal

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:50 pm CST

A new working paper on export competition, domestic support and market access by World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture chair Crawford Falconer shows progress on access for Canada’s farmers, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said Thursday. The paper, seen as outlining Falconer’s view of the direction for WTO agriculture negotiations, recommends […]

By FBC staff

AgriStability advances on tap for Sask. hog farmers

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:05 pm CST

Saskatchewan has picked up federal government approval to start a targeted advance program (TAP) for hog farmers under the AgriStability program. TAP payments will provide hog producers with 60 per cent of their estimated 2007 benefit under AgriStability, the program that replaces the Canadian Ag Income Stabilization (CAIS) program’s coverage […]

By FBC staff

Professional sign-off needed on reclaimed Alta. oil land

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:18 am CST

Reclamation and remediation work on any Alberta land that hosted oil and gas operations now needs approval from an agrologist or other recognized professional. The province on Wednesday reminded landowners and oil and gas operators that starting Jan. 1, a member of one of six approved professional bodies must be […]

By FBC staff

Consumers eating higher chicken prices: review

Jan. 10, 2008 at 1:31 am CST

Canadian consumers appear to be “slowly adapting” to increases in both retail and wholesale prices for chicken, according to a chicken market year-in-review report by the George Morris Centre. The Guelph, Ont.-based farm think tank noted in its market review Wednesday that the 2007 average wholesale price for chicken is […]

By FBC staff

CWB launches CashPlus malting barley option

Jan. 10, 2008 at 12:42 am CST

An upfront cash price of over $5 a bushel for Prairie malting barley would be on offer if the Canadian Wheat Board’s new cash-price contract option were available today, CWB brass announced Wednesday. The board floated its CashPlus program for malting barley Wednesday into almost two weeks’ worth of advance […]

By FBC staff