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Frost hits some Alta., Sask. crops

Sep. 13, 2007 at 12:08 pm CDT

(Resource News International) Temperatures dropped below freezing overnight Wednesday in the grain and oilseed producing regions of central and northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. Yields were not likely to have been significantly impacted, but the quality of the crops in those areas probably suffered some more, according to Bruce Burnett, director […]

Dairy giant buys Manitoba flax processor

Sep. 13, 2007 at 11:20 am CDT

By FBC staff

Husky in market for feed wheat

Sep. 13, 2007 at 10:25 am CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

B.C. expands home-grown school snack program

Sep. 12, 2007 at 5:01 pm CDT

By FBC staff

NFU calls for hike in CWB initials

Sep. 12, 2007 at 5:00 pm CDT

By FBC staff

WCE close: Canola firms on fund buying

Sep. 12, 2007 at 2:55 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Wednesday’s session mainly higher as canola soared to fresh contract highs as heavy technically driven commodity fund buying boosted the market, traders said. Canola saw a very heavy trade with intermonth spreading augmenting activity. The total […]

By Don Bousquet

Manitoba research funding agency boosts cap

Sep. 12, 2007 at 2:46 pm CDT

The Manitoba Rural Adaptation Council (MRAC) has revised its funding guidelines to allow eligible applicants to access a maximum $300,000, up from $200,000, in federal ag innovation funds. MRAC, which administers funding in Manitoba for the federal Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program, said in a release that some […]

By FBC staff

Ag Growth offering to raise $45M

Sep. 12, 2007 at 2:34 pm CDT

Winnipeg’s Ag Growth Income Fund expects to raise $45 million to pay down debt and look at new acquisitions, following an agreement today to sell 1.73 million trust units to a Canadian underwriters’ syndicate. The underwriters are led by TD Securities and include Wellington West, CIBC World Markets and PI […]

By FBC staff

4-H Council sheds top-down operating structure

Sep. 12, 2007 at 2:10 pm CDT

The members of the Canadian 4-H Council have approved new bylaws that are expected to put responsibility for the council’s operations largely in the hands of its staff and place the board in a “visionary” role. Member representatives voted on the change at a special general meeting yesterday. Pending approval […]

By FBC staff

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

Sep. 12, 2007 at 2:09 pm CDT

Brian Douglas has been named as Prince Edward Island’s new deputy minister of agriculture, replacing Wayne Hooper. Douglas has previously worked as the agriculture department’s laboratory manager (1989-2000), manager of farm extension services (2000-02) and director of the agriculture resource division from 20003 until this appointment. He also worked for […]

By FBC staff