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Smucker buys Carnation milk brand

Oct. 1, 2007 at 5:26 pm CDT

Nestle has sold its Carnation canned milk brands and business in Canada to the Canadian wing of U.S. jam giant J.M Smucker. The sale includes the Carnation business in Canada, the rights to use the Carnation brand for its evaporated milk, skim milk powder and thick cream products in Canada, […]

WCE close: Canola down on slow demand

Oct. 1, 2007 at 4:10 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

WCE close: corn sell-off undermines barley

Sep. 28, 2007 at 2:15 pm CDT

By Dwayne Klassen

PEI biofuel and organic industries get federal dollars

Sep. 28, 2007 at 1:33 pm CDT

Avian influenza: statement from Minister of Agriculture

Sep. 28, 2007 at 1:00 pm CDT

By hon-gerry-ritz

Record-high PRO for Durum as CWB Raises All 2007-08 PROs

Sep. 28, 2007 at 9:44 am CDT

The CWB has set the highest ever Pool Return Outlook for durum wheat as it released its September Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2007-08 crop year. Top grade durum growers can expect to receive $446 per tonne or $12.14 per bushel. Milling wheat PROs are $35 to $49 per […]

Federal government announces $1.1 million in aquaculture funding

Sep. 27, 2007 at 3:18 pm CDT

The federal government has announced almost $1.1 million in funding to help the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) implement its long-term international marketing strategy. Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board, says the funding reflects the government’s commitment to aquaculture innovation and increasing […]

Nova Scotia announces funding for Maritime Beef Testing Station

Sep. 27, 2007 at 3:09 pm CDT

The Nova Scotia government is providing its $25,000 share of funding to the Maritime Beef Testing Station in Nappan, Cumberland Co., Agriculture Minister Brooke Taylor announced today, Sept. 27. “We are providing the beef testing station with this funding to help them through this year,” said Mr. Taylor. “However, they […]

WCE Grain/oilseed review: canola soars on soyoil gains

Sep. 27, 2007 at 2:07 pm CDT

(Resource News International ) – Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Thursday’s session higher with canola rallying on strength in soyoil prices while barley climbed to record high levels on tight cash market supplies, brokers said. Canola saw a heavy trade with intermonth spreading accounting for much […]

By Don Bousquet

Avian influenza detected in Saskatchewan

Sep. 27, 2007 at 1:22 pm CDT

Highly pathogenic H7N3 avian influenza has been detected in a commercial poultry operation in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced today. This virus is not the same as the strain circulating in Asia, Africa and Europe, which has been associated with human illness. H7N3 is not normally associated […]

By CFIA release