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Alta. puts up $4.5M for biodiesel project

Oct. 16, 2007 at 12:07 am CDT

The Alberta government has put up $4.46 million in grants toward Canadian Bioenergy Corp.’s planned biodiesel plant near Fort Saskatchewan, just northeast of Edmonton. The company will get the grants through the province’s bio-refining commercialization and market development program, and through the bioenergy infrastructure development program, both run through the […]

FCC fuels up Accelerator Loans for second year

Oct. 15, 2007 at 11:24 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Forms mailed for Ontario RMP

Oct. 15, 2007 at 11:12 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Malting barley quality lower as stocks tighten

Oct. 15, 2007 at 4:21 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

WCE close: Canola lifted by CBOT soy rally

Oct. 15, 2007 at 2:14 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

Core extended as Dairy Commission CEO

Oct. 12, 2007 at 11:03 pm CDT

Ontario dairy farmer John Core, the CEO of the Canadian Dairy Commission since 2002, has been re-appointed to the post for another year by Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. Core served as both CEO and chairman of the commission from 2002 until the two positions were split in April this year. […]

By FBC staff

Grain Growers past president named to CGC post

Oct. 12, 2007 at 10:56 pm CDT

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has named a past president of the Grain Growers of Canada to a three-year term as assistant chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. At the time of his appointment, announced Friday, Jim Smolik of Dawson Creek, B.C. sat on the GGC’s executive committee as […]

By FBC staff

U.S. firm buys Prairie combine parts maker

Oct. 12, 2007 at 6:06 pm CDT

Loewen Manufacturing, a Altona, Man. maker of parts for the North American and European combine aftermarket, has been sold to an Iowa parts company. A&I Products of Rock Valley, Iowa, bought Loewen for an undisclosed sum. The U.S. company said in a release Friday that the deal will allow dealerships […]

By FBC staff

N.B. puts up $34M for climate projects

Oct. 12, 2007 at 5:42 pm CDT

New Brunswick crop growers may be able to dip into or benefit from a new fund to back projects supporting the provincial climate change action plan. The province on Friday announced $34 million for the New Brunswick Climate Action Fund, dedicated to public, private and not-for-profit initiatives to reduce or […]

By FBC staff

Ottawa, railways reach new deal on hopper cars

Oct. 12, 2007 at 5:22 pm CDT

New agreements between the federal government, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific (CPR) to operate, maintain and refurbish the federal fleet of hopper rail cars have been reached, according to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “These rail cars are an essential link, allowing Canadian farmers to move their products […]

By Resource News International