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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 […]

AgriStability advances on tap for Sask. hog farmers

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:05 pm CST

By FBC staff

Professional sign-off needed on reclaimed Alta. oil land

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:18 am CST

By FBC staff

Consumers eating higher chicken prices: review

Jan. 10, 2008 at 1:31 am CST

By FBC staff

CWB launches CashPlus malting barley option

Jan. 10, 2008 at 12:42 am CST

By FBC staff

Agrium extends UAP offer

Jan. 9, 2008 at 3:26 pm CST

Fertilizer maker and input retailer Agrium has extended its offer to buy UAP while it waits for key green lights from U.S. and Canadian antitrust regulators. The US$39-per-share offer for UAP’s publicly traded common shares — an offer that was set to expire at midnight, Jan. 8 — is now […]

By FBC staff

Better transportation first: pulse grower poll

Jan. 8, 2008 at 6:14 pm CST

A chemical company’s poll of Canadian pulse crop growers finds improving transportation to be the main issue with which they require help from the pulse industry. Syngenta Crop Protection Canada on Tuesday released the results of its online survey of 170 pulse growers, conducted Dec. 5-17. The poll showed campaigning […]

By FBC staff

Beef, cattle export outlook mixed

Jan. 8, 2008 at 5:58 pm CST

(Resource News International) — Exports of Canadian beef to the U.S. are expected to remain steady or decline slightly in 2008, whereas beef exports to other key markets are expected to increase, according to industry watchers. Live cattle exports, meanwhile, are expected to remain steady. Andrea Brocklebank, research analyst with […]

By Alana Vannahme

Prairieland Park to add livestock space

Jan. 7, 2008 at 6:09 pm CST

Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park on Monday launched a $5.6 million plan to build dedicated space for livestock events and related trade shows. The planned 20,000-square foot building expansion will allow the park’s multi-building Trade Centre to be used exclusively as conference and trade show space, ending the costly down-time needed to […]

By FBC staff

Viterra names corporate development VP

Jan. 7, 2008 at 5:12 pm CST

An investment banker with experience in mergers and acquisitions is the new vice-president of corporate development for Canada’s biggest grain handler. Viterra on Monday announced Andrew Muirhead will lead the company’s “strategic business development and growth.” Muirhead, who starts immediately, will operate out of the company’s Calgary office. Muirhead was […]

By FBC staff