Insights and Stories on Crops

Sep. 4, 2007 at 5:45 pm CDT

Farmers in Saskatchewan have 44 per cent of the 2007 crop harvested, according to the provincial agriculture department’s weekly crop report for the week of September 2. That’s up from 27 per cent last week, and ahead of the five-year (2002-06) average of 31 per cent combined. All areas of […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 4, 2007 at 5:12 pm CDT

Favourable weather conditions allowed producers across Manitoba to make significant harvest progress, according to the provincial agriculture department’s crop update for the week ended September 4. Spotty thundershowers did slow harvest operations in a few isolated areas. Harvest activities in the south and east of the province were virtually complete […]

By Resource News International

Sep. 4, 2007 at 3:32 pm CDT

The Ontario government has broadened farmers’ ability to claim exemptions from the province’s eight per cent retail sales tax (RST) to include more equipment and building materials dedicated for on-farm use. The province last week said it would redefine “farming” effective August 28 to allow post-harvest activities such as cleaning, […]

By FBC staff

Sep. 4, 2007 at 9:57 am CDT

North West Terminal (NWT) has received the funding required to begin construction of a 25 million-litre-per-year fuel-ethanol facility at Unity, Sask., at the end of this month. The estimated total project cost is $42 million. A share offering by NWT raised $13.65 million, for which an aggregate of 2,424,625 class […]

By Resource News International

Aug. 31, 2007 at 2:56 pm CDT

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) has named the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange’s senior vice-president to step into its retiring president’s shoes. Will Hill replaces Mike Gagne as president and chief operating officer of the WCE. Gagne retired on the August 28 completion of Atlanta-based ICE’s takeover of WCE’s parent firm, WCE Holdings. Hill […]

By FBC staff