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Organic retailer sheds vitamin, health food assets

Mar. 17, 2010 at 6:01 pm CDT

Canadian “natural” food retailer Planet Organic has shed its vitamin manufacturing division and half a dozen health food stores to help pay down debt. The Edmonton-based company, which operates nine Planet Organic natural food supermarkets across Canada and 11 Mrs. Green’s supermarkets in the U.S., said Wednesday it’s sealed a […]

Ag Safety Week focuses on planning ahead

Mar. 15, 2010 at 11:38 pm CDT

Campaign to pitch ag to youth as non-desk job

Mar. 10, 2010 at 10:30 am CST

Feds shed spots on CGC, Farm Products Council

Mar. 8, 2010 at 7:28 pm CST

Organic sector to adapt on-farm food safety plans

Mar. 7, 2010 at 11:49 pm CST

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Mar. 5, 2010 at 11:55 pm CST

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Beef packers score more support in federal budget

Mar. 4, 2010 at 11:50 pm CST

Current players in Canada’s beef slaughter and processing sector are among those winning more public funding in Thursday’s federal budget. The agriculture sector generally will continue to rely on the previously-budgeted Growing Forward farm program policy framework for federal and provincial funding, but Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s 2010 budget has […]

Barley marketing back on table in Throne speech

Mar. 4, 2010 at 7:20 am CST

Now back in session after the Olympics, the federal government has announced plans to put the thorny issue of Prairie barley marketing on its agenda. In its Throne speech Wednesday, delivered by Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, the Conservative government said it plans to “ensure the freedom of choice for which […]

Deere merchandise dedicated to 4-H

Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:50 am CST

John Deere’s Canadian arm plans to bear its heart on its sleeve — not to mention its health, hands and head — for a new fundraising campaign. The ag and construction machinery company plans to “co-brand” with the Canadian 4-H Council, putting the 4-H’s well-known four-leaf logo on the sleeve […]

Young farmers’ forum gets funding commitment

Feb. 23, 2010 at 7:17 am CST

Meetings, workshops and information-sharing projects for young farmers are on the Canadian Young Farmers’ Forum to-do list with a multi-year federal funding commitment. Jean-Pierre Blackburn, the federal minister of state for agriculture, announced a pledge of $1.2 million over four years for the organization. “With this investment, our government is […]

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