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Mustard seed price rises, sharply

Oct. 19, 2007 at 11:30 am CDT

(Resource News International) — The price of Canadian mustard rose significantly over the past few weeks as a result of lower production in both Canada and Europe, according to a federal special crops analyst. According to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, mustard ending stocks are estimated at 20,000 tonnes. This was […]

McCain sells packaged juice business

Oct. 18, 2007 at 5:06 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Sask. avian flu flock buried: CFIA

Oct. 18, 2007 at 4:17 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola up on CBOT soy rally

Oct. 18, 2007 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

Lillian wheat caught on quick: CWB survey

Oct. 18, 2007 at 2:44 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Safflower drug back on track

Oct. 18, 2007 at 2:15 pm CDT

A Calgary biotech company’s plans to make cardiovascular drugs from safflower will resume after a false start this summer. SemBioSys Genetics — which is already known for breeding gene-altered safflower that produces insulin — had first announced in July that it had bred safflower lines that could make commercial levels […]

By FBC staff

Collection set for Sask. farmers’ old chemicals

Oct. 18, 2007 at 1:17 pm CDT

A three-day drive to collect Saskatchewan farmers’ obsolete pesticides will run Oct. 23 to 25, CropLife Canada announced Wednesday. Farmers and turf growers can dispose of obsolete farm herbicides, fungicides, insecticides and rodenticides free of charge at one of 45 participating retailers during those three days, the chemical industry trade […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola down on large supply, slow demand

Oct. 17, 2007 at 2:49 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange grain and oilseed futures closed Wednesday’s session mainly lower with canola pressured down by the large canola supply and the sluggish pace of demand, brokers said. Canola saw an active trade with intermonth spreading augmenting activity. Commercials rolling Nov contracts before the contract […]

By Don Bousquet

Farmers await “actual deliverables” from Throne Speech

Oct. 17, 2007 at 2:25 pm CDT

Farm groups say they’re looking forward to movement on some or all of the farming-related points in last night’s federal Speech from the Throne, but also wonder about the government’s plans on issues left unmentioned. The speech, delivered Tuesday evening by Governor General Michaelle Jean on the Tory government’s behalf, […]

By FBC staff

P.E.I. potato field quarantined: CBC

Oct. 17, 2007 at 1:09 pm CDT

Canadian Food Inspection Agency staff have quarantined a field near Kensington on Prince Edward Island, pending tests for what’s suspected to be potato wart, CBC News reported Tuesday. A single potato was pulled from the field with what appeared to be potato wart, an agency spokesman told CBC, adding that […]

By FBC staff