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Sask. ag critic now ag minister

Nov. 22, 2007 at 1:03 am CST

Bob Bjornerud, a founding member of the Saskatchewan Party and most recently its critic for agriculture, was sworn into office Wednesday as the province’s new agriculture minister. Brad Wall was sworn in Wednesday evening as Saskatchewan’s 14th premier and introduced his cabinet, which includes 18 of the party’s 38 MLAs. […]

Cattlemen cautiously optimistic border will stay open

Nov. 21, 2007 at 6:27 pm CST

By Alana Vannahme

Stettler plans farm waste power plant

Nov. 21, 2007 at 6:08 pm CST

By FBC staff

Man. to regulate foreign worker recruitment

Nov. 21, 2007 at 5:49 pm CST

By FBC staff

Nufarm offers Assert/Frontline combo

Nov. 21, 2007 at 5:20 pm CST

By FBC staff

WCE close: Domestic demand boosts canola

Nov. 21, 2007 at 4:30 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Wednesday’s session on a firmer footing with a number of new highs established. Gains in canola were fueled by chart-related buying and strong demand from the domestic sector, market watchers said. WCE feed wheat and western barley futures were mixed […]

By Dwayne Klassen

NFU wants ombudsman to probe OMAFRA

Nov. 21, 2007 at 4:07 pm CST

The National Farmers Union (NFU) wants Ontario provincial ombudsman Andre Marin to investigate the conduct and goals of the provincial ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs. The Saskatoon-based farmers’ group submitted a report to Marin’s office Wednesday, detailing what the NFU calls “numerous instances where OMAFRA is failing to […]

By FBC staff

Ethanol supports harm broader ag sector: report

Nov. 21, 2007 at 1:59 pm CST

A country such as Canada that’s strategically positioned as a meat exporter should re-think its devotion to ethanol, the George Morris Centre warns in a new report. The Guelph-based agri-food industry think tank on Tuesday released a review of federal and provincial supports for grain-based ethanol, in the context of […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: New highs for canola

Nov. 20, 2007 at 3:39 pm CST

(RNI) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange finished Tuesday’s session on a firmer footing with a number of new highs established during the session. Strength was associated with fresh demand and the advances posted by the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) soybean complex, market watchers said. WCE feed […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Potatoes turned back from Algeria: CBC

Nov. 20, 2007 at 2:45 pm CST

A boat loaded with potatoes from Quebec and Prince Edward Island has been forced to leave Algeria after trying to unload its cargo for the past few weeks, CBC reported Monday. The cargo, 3,800 tonnes of potatoes loaded at Summerside, P.E.I., belongs to an export firm called Canadian Agricultural Produce […]

By FBC staff