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New P.E.I. case of potato wart confirmed

Oct. 31, 2007 at 5:11 pm CDT

A single potato field at Freetown on Prince Edward Island has been confirmed to have potato wart, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday. The potato wart fungus was confirmed through soil sample testing in the field over the past couple of weeks. The field was “in close proximity” to […]

Prairie wind farmer gets $16M expansion financing

Oct. 31, 2007 at 4:40 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Nufarm to market Curtail M

Oct. 31, 2007 at 4:19 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola up on CBOT soyoil surge

Oct. 31, 2007 at 3:27 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

KUC to build geothermal greenhouse

Oct. 31, 2007 at 2:38 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Yukon to draft tick control plan for elk

Oct. 31, 2007 at 2:15 pm CDT

Elk farmers in the Yukon can expect to be consulted on a proposal to use medicated feed for tick control in the wild elk population. Territory Environment Minister Dennis Fentie said Tuesday that the government plans a three-phase approach to manage and remove the winter tick infestation that’s hit wild […]

By FBC staff

Ottawa backs HACCP for grocers

Oct. 31, 2007 at 1:33 pm CDT

Independent grocery store owners and managers can get training on an in-store food safety system through the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), backed by almost $285,000 in federal funding. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced the funding Tuesday in Ottawa. CFIG’s program will train store owners and managers to […]

By FBC staff

Canola sector backs nutrition research

Oct. 31, 2007 at 1:15 pm CDT

(Revised) — The Canola Council of Canada and industry partners have set up a new fund to back research of canola oil’s use in healthy diets, the commodity group announced Tuesday. The Canola Product Research Fund is backed by the Canola Council, the three Prairie canola growers’ associations, Bayer CropScience, […]

By FBC staff

Danish biotech firm to buy Philom Bios

Oct. 31, 2007 at 1:10 pm CDT

Saskatoon crop inoculant maker Philom Bios recommended Wednesday that its shareholders accept a $25.6 million all-cash takeover bid by Novozymes A/S, a major player in the enzyme and microorganism business. Novozymes, based in Denmark, markets over 700 products in 130 countries for use in industrial and food production. The company […]

By FBC staff

Cash advances planned for N.S. hog farmers

Oct. 30, 2007 at 5:05 pm CDT

Hog farmers in Nova Scotia will get immediate payments through the Targeted Advance Payment program to help deal with “financial difficulties” in the hog sector, Ag Minister Brooke Taylor announced Tuesday. Eligible farmers will be contacted soon and given information on how much of an advance they may be eligible […]

By FBC staff