Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 17, 2007 at 6:20 pm CDT

New Brunswick’s provincial government will help fund farmers’ costs to improve or clear land on their farms to boost its productivity. The province has set aside $200,000 initially for the new Agri-Land Development Program, which will pay up to 35 per cent of a farmer’s eligible expenses, up to $7,500 […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 17, 2007 at 6:02 pm CDT

Guelph-based Syngenta Seeds Canada has named Dave Sippell, the former CEO of Winnipeg’s Canterra Seeds, as its new president, replacing Bob Pryce. Sippell was general manager of Proven Seed, the certified seed wing of what was then United Grain Growers (now part of Viterra), before joining Canterra. He also previously […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 17, 2007 at 3:13 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) grain and oilseed futures closed Monday’s session mostly higher with solid gains in canola in response to the firm tone in Chicago Board of Trade soy complex advances, brokers said. Canola saw a moderate trade with intermonth spreading enhancing activity. The […]

By Don Bousquet

Sep. 14, 2007 at 6:03 pm CDT

A Russian combine manufacturer has reworked its bid to buy a majority stake in farm implement maker Buhler Industries, moving to an all-cash offer. Combine Factory Rostselmash had raised eyebrows among market analysts with its previous bid this summer, in which it offered to buy 51 per cent of the […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 14, 2007 at 3:44 pm CDT

Winnipeg (Resource News International) — Canola futures at the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) finished Friday’s session mainly higher. Strength in canola was associated with steady demand and the advances exhibited by CBOT soybean complex values, market watchers said. A firm Canadian dollar and pre-weekend hedging tempered some of the upward […]

By Dwayne Klassen