Insights and Stories on Crops

Ag wastes loom large in B.C. bioenergy plan

Feb. 2, 2008 at 12:26 am CST

Biomass from British Columbia’s farms figures prominently in the new bioenergy strategy the provincial government released Thursday. The strategy, which is meant to help the province toward its goal of self-sufficiency in electricity by 2016, will back development of pilot- and demonstration-scale projects with industries and communities in its “key […]

Man. research to develop boomer food

Feb. 1, 2008 at 11:44 pm CST

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Mayo Clinic pans CPR bid for U.S. railway

Feb. 1, 2008 at 7:13 pm CST

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Campaign to boost biodiesel awareness

Feb. 1, 2008 at 5:46 pm CST

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Initials set for Pool B feed barley

Feb. 1, 2008 at 5:37 pm CST

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CWB public affairs VP exits: report

Feb. 1, 2008 at 4:57 pm CST

The Canadian Wheat Board’s vice-president of farmer relations and public affairs has “left to pursue other interests,” the Winnipeg Free Press reported Friday. The newspaper quoted CWB spokespeson Maureen Fitzhenry as confirming Deanna Allen’s departure but providing no further details nor the specific reasons for her exit. “We cannot comment […]

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CTA expects “short delay” on revenue caps

Jan. 31, 2008 at 10:17 pm CST

The Canadian Transportation Agency is running behind schedule to set the price index that will cap railways’ revenue from hauling Prairie grain for 2007-08. The CTA said Wednesday it expects to have a new adjusted volume-related composite price index in place “as soon as possible in February 2008” but that […]

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Liberals propose pro-CWB legislation

Jan. 31, 2008 at 7:54 pm CST

The federal Liberal Opposition has put forward a private member’s bill it hopes will hem in the government’s plans to deregulate Prairie barley marketing. The bill, announced Thursday by Manitoba Liberal MP Ray Simard, proposes to put authority over changes to the Canadian Wheat Board Act in the hands of […]

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Man. boosts labour standards for farm workers

Jan. 31, 2008 at 7:05 pm CST

Labour standards such as minimum wage and work breaks are among the new regulations Manitoba announced Thursday for the province’s farm workers. Amendments to the province’s Employment Standards Code — the first such changes affecting farms since 1957 — lay out new standards for workers on grain and vegetable farms. […]

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N.S. funds renos for four food firms

Jan. 31, 2008 at 3:18 pm CST

Four Nova Scotia agri-food companies will share $750,000 in funding to upgrade or add on to their existing plants and equipment. The provincial government announced this round of funding Thursday from its Strategic Infrastructure Investment Fund, worth $6 million over four years starting this year. “These projects were chosen for […]

By FBC staff