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Aug. 31, 2007 at 2:56 pm CDT

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) has named the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange’s senior vice-president to step into its retiring president’s shoes. Will Hill replaces Mike Gagne as president and chief operating officer of the WCE. Gagne retired on the August 28 completion of Atlanta-based ICE’s takeover of WCE’s parent firm, WCE Holdings. Hill […]

By FBC staff

Aug. 31, 2007 at 2:44 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished narrowly mixed with some of the upward price action sparked by talk of fresh exporter demand, market watchers said. The advancing harvest in western Canada and strength in the Canadian dollar helped to weigh on values. […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Aug. 31, 2007 at 12:16 pm CDT

Over 100 farms across Quebec are preparing to open their gates to provincial residents during the fifth annual “Portes ouvertes” (“open doors”) day on September 9. The event, organized by l’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA), is an “extraordinary occasion” for Quebecois to familiarize themselves with the different aspects of farming […]

By FBC staff

Aug. 31, 2007 at 11:48 am CDT

The National Cattle Feeders’ Association, a Canadian feedlot owners’ group, yesterday went public with its concerns over recent closures and cutbacks at several meat packing plants and the consequent drop in Canadian beef slaughter capacity. Citing recent shutdowns such as at the Ranchers Beef packing plant in Alberta and the […]

By FBC staff

Aug. 31, 2007 at 11:04 am CDT

The Ontario Cereal Crops Committee has launched a new web service,GoCereals.ca, to publish annual performance trial data for wheat, oats and barley. The committee says the new site is an extension of the traditional performance trial fact sheets published by the provincial ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs. The […]

By FBC staff