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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

WCE Grain/oilseed review: canola soars on soyoil gains

Sep. 27, 2007 at 2:07 pm CDT

By Don Bousquet

Avian influenza detected in Saskatchewan

Sep. 27, 2007 at 1:22 pm CDT

By CFIA release

Manitoba: New measures to guard against woodland pests

Sep. 27, 2007 at 10:17 am CDT

By province-of-manitoba-release

ABIC: Biotech wheat stays on the shelf

Sep. 26, 2007 at 6:25 pm CDT

Calgary — While biotechnology has made huge gains in corn and soybeans, it has yet to penetrate markets for the world’s two leading food grains, wheat and rice. Until farmers and consumers decide to change their minds, that’s how it’s likely to stay, speakers said at the 2007 Agricultural Biotechnology […]

By FBC staff

Report urges cash support for Sask. organic farms

Sep. 26, 2007 at 6:02 pm CDT

A new report to the Saskatchewan government recommends aggressive support for organic farming with a proposed goal on having 10 per cent of the province’s farmers involved in such production by 2015. The report by Lon Borgeson, the province’s regional economic development minister and legislative secretary on organics, recommends cash […]

By FBC staff

Alta. lifts cap on wind power

Sep. 26, 2007 at 5:35 pm CDT

Alberta’s provincial government has removed its limit on the amount of wind power that can be generated provincewide, opening the door to more than double its current wind power capacity by year’s end alone. The Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) imposed a temporary cap of 900 megawatts (MW) in 2006 […]

By FBC staff

CN to buy U.S. Steel’s Chicago line

Sep. 26, 2007 at 4:52 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway (CN) expects to improve its traffic flow at Chicago by buying a local short rail line company from U.S. Steel for US$300 million. Pending approval by U.S. transport regulators, a deal for CN to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co. (EJ&E) is expected to close […]

By FBC staff

Viterra: That’s “VT” to brokers

Sep. 26, 2007 at 4:06 pm CDT

Stock in Canada’s biggest grain handler will begin trading Friday under the ticker symbol VT on Toronto’s TSX. Viterra, which formed from the June purchase of No. 1 grain handler Agricore United by No. 2 handler Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, adopted the new name at the end of August and will […]

By FBC staff