Insights and Stories on Crops

Ottawa tops up Ont. ethanol plant’s tank

Mar. 28, 2008 at 3:27 pm CDT

IGPC Ethanol, a farmer-backed corn ethanol project southeast of London, Ont., has picked up $3.9 million in federal funding. Joe Preston, an Ontario MP, announced the funding Friday from the federal ecoAgriculture Biofuels Capital (ecoABC) initiative for the project, spearheaded by the Integrated Grain Processors Co-operative at Aylmer. IGPC’s plan […]

Cool spring expected on Prairies

Mar. 28, 2008 at 1:44 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Volatility trims 2008-09 wheat PROs

Mar. 28, 2008 at 12:17 am CDT

By FBC staff

Potato insecticide gets four-year reprieve

Mar. 27, 2008 at 11:40 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Refine SG good for aerial spraying

Mar. 27, 2008 at 5:43 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Pioneer Hi-Bred plant to boost seed output

Mar. 27, 2008 at 4:47 pm CDT

Pioneer Hi-Bred expects to boost its hybrid canola seed production acreage by almost 60 per cent this year through its new Lethbridge, Alta. facility. Pioneer, a DuPont subsidiary, officially opened the Lethbridge facility Thursday, saying the facility will be part of the company’s plan to lead the canola seed market […]

By FBC staff

Ont. soybean acres seen steady to higher

Mar. 27, 2008 at 3:47 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — The number of acres that Ontario farmers plan to plant to soybeans this spring is expected to be steady to possibly slightly higher than in 2007, according to the Ontario government. Ontario accounts for roughly 80 to 81 per cent of Canada’s total soybean output. “There […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Hort growers’ safety program endorsed

Mar. 26, 2008 at 9:54 pm CDT

The national on-farm food safety program for Canada’s tree and vine fruit growers has passed a government technical review process. The Canadian Horticultural Council said Wednesday that the program it developed has been “officially endorsed” by a team of federal and provincial government experts. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency gave […]

By FBC staff

Canola council names corporate VP

Mar. 26, 2008 at 5:35 pm CDT

A government relations consultant and former chief of staff to then-Canadian Wheat Board minister Charlie Mayer is the Canola Council of Canada’s new vice-president of corporate affairs. Jim Everson takes the position, based in Ottawa, effective April 1, the canola council said in a release Wednesday. Everson “will represent Canada’s […]

By FBC staff

CN, CPR oppose increased regulation

Mar. 26, 2008 at 4:42 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Rail transportation of grain in Western Canada needs less regulation, not more, the country’s two major railway companies say in response to claims that they make excessive profits at the expense of farmers. A study conducted on behalf of the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) and released […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin