Insights and Stories on Crops

P.E.I.’s FoodTrust up for sale

Mar. 14, 2008 at 1:41 pm CDT

FoodTrust, a non-profit, Crown-owned marketer of Prince Edward Island potatoes and blueberries, is for sale, the province announced Friday. The P.E.I. government, which established FoodTrust in 2001, has put out an invitation for “expressions of interest” from the private sector through accounting firm Grant Thornton. FoodTrust delivers bulk P.E.I. potatoes […]

Biotech safflower moves toward new food market

Mar. 14, 2008 at 1:26 pm CDT

By FBC staff

B.C. tightens rules for farm labour contractors

Mar. 13, 2008 at 5:55 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Agricorp offers new RMP coverage options

Mar. 13, 2008 at 4:47 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Agrotain goes dry

Mar. 13, 2008 at 3:37 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Former CWB director joins Viterra board

Mar. 13, 2008 at 10:48 am CDT

A former Canadian Wheat Board director and Alberta Pool executive has been named to grain handler Viterra’s board of directors. Bonnie DuPont, a vice-president with Calgary energy transportation firm Enbridge, was appointed Wednesday to the Viterra board, as was Larry Ruud, an Alberta farmer and farm management consultant. Before joining […]

By FBC staff

Winnipeg exchange hikes daily trading limits

Mar. 12, 2008 at 4:21 pm CDT

Price limits for canola, barley, and feed wheat futures traded on ICE Futures Canada will be revised starting with the March 14 trading session, according to a participant notice Wednesday. The daily limit for canola will increase to $45 per tonne from $30. The daily limits for feed wheat and […]

By Resource News International

Viterra posts $41M profit in Q1

Mar. 12, 2008 at 3:10 pm CDT

Buying Canada’s largest grain handler appears to have been a financially healthy move so far for Saskatchewan Wheat Pool. The company, operating under the name Viterra since its marriage to Agricore United last summer, on Wednesday posted net earnings of $41.2 million on $1.32 billion in sales for the quarter […]

By FBC staff

Spring weight limits expected to slow grain movement

Mar. 12, 2008 at 1:04 pm CDT

(Resource News International) — Spring road restrictions in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are in the process of being implemented and are expected to limit farmers’ ability to move grain for the next couple of months, according to industry officials. Spring weight restrictions have already been implemented on certain rural roads […]

By Dwayne Klassen

Sask. to review gopher control methods

Mar. 12, 2008 at 12:55 pm CDT

The Saskatchewan government will fund a new look at methods such as pesticides and predators to keep gophers in check. The province on Tuesday pledged $380,000 in research funding for gopher control. Gilbert Proulx of Alpha Wildlife, an Edmonton-area wildlife management company, will evaluate existing methods and focus on “long-term, […]

By FBC staff