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U.S.-bound oats exports expected to climb

Oct. 9, 2007 at 4:39 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Exports of Canadian oats to the U.S. are expected to climb during the 2007-08 season on the heels of increased output in Canada, according to industry and government sources. A sharp drop in U.S. oats production was also seen facilitating increased Canadian shipments. “There will be […]

N.B. cranberry facility opens

Oct. 9, 2007 at 4:27 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Man. beef levy to back Natural Prairie plant

Oct. 9, 2007 at 3:50 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola up on exports, soy gains

Oct. 9, 2007 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

U.S. politicians push to block “Rule 2” for cattle

Oct. 7, 2007 at 5:16 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Hudson Bay track, port get $68M pledge

Oct. 5, 2007 at 6:27 pm CDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer today dropped into the Hudson Bay port town of Churchill, Man., each bearing $24 million for upgrades to its deep-water Arctic port and the rail line connecting it to the Prairie grain belt. Hudson Bay Railway Co., which operates the port […]

By FBC staff

Quebec wraps up public hearings on farming

Oct. 5, 2007 at 5:32 pm CDT

Quebec’s Commission on the future of agriculture and agri-food in the province has wrapped up over a year of hearings across the province, the government announced today. Now comes the next big step: compiling all they’ve heard into recommendations for the provincial government in a report due in January. Since […]

By FBC staff

Alta. banks can lease farm equipment

Oct. 5, 2007 at 4:51 pm CDT

Amendments to Alberta’s Farm Implement Act now allow banks and other lenders to offer leasing options for farm equipment directly to farmers. The amendments allow for leases without having to obtain a farm implement dealer’s license. Equipment dealers and distributors will continue to provide warranty service and parts, the province […]

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola drops on strong dollar

Oct. 5, 2007 at 3:04 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures finished Friday’s session mainly lower with the strong Canadian dollar and weakness in the CBOT soybean complex behind the downward price slide, market watchers said. Position-evening ahead of the three-day long holiday weekend was a feature of the […]

By Dwayne Klassen

USDA pans Ont. firm’s E. coli vaccine

Oct. 5, 2007 at 2:10 pm CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s review of an Ontario firm’s vaccine to reduce E. coli 0157:H7 in cattle doesn’t support a license for the product at this time, the manufacturer said today. Bioniche Life Sciences of Belleville, Ont., said it plans to submit more statistical analyses and rationale to USDA […]

By FBC staff