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Canadians’ food creates six per cent of GHG output

Jun. 9, 2009 at 6:18 pm CDT

Spending on food and non-alcoholic beverages in 2003 resulted in almost 46,000 kilotonnes of greenhouse gases, according to the first comprehensive national estimate of food-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada. This was equivalent to 6.4 per cent of total national GHG emissions that year, Statistics Canada said in a […]

Cairns Group urges trade reform, CFA wary

Jun. 9, 2009 at 4:23 pm CDT

Farm Progress passes in the mail

Jun. 9, 2009 at 12:29 am CDT

March crops price index down: StatsCan

Jun. 3, 2009 at 5:06 pm CDT

By Statistics Canada

Free to good home: FARM PROGRESS tickets

Jun. 2, 2009 at 10:25 pm CDT

Ag groups ramp up prison farm campaign

Jun. 2, 2009 at 6:36 pm CDT

A campaign to maintain the Correctional Service of Canada’s six prison farms will make its play for national attention this week, according to participating farm groups. The National Farmers Union and other groups plan a press conference Wednesday (June 3) outside the fence at the Frontenac Institution at Kingston, Ont., […]

Federal start-up funds offered for new ag products

May. 30, 2009 at 3:28 am CDT

Ideas for new products or production methods from Canadian farmers, processors and researchers may be eligible for a share of $158 million in federal funds to get them market-ready. Ottawa is “helping farmers put more black ink on the bottom line by bringing new products to new markets,” Agriculture Minister […]

Feds roll out rural community development funding

May. 30, 2009 at 2:24 am CDT

The federal government has pledged $45.6 million over four years to extend Canada’s Rural Partnership (CRP), which will flow support for rural community development through the ag department’s Rural Secretariat. The support comes in the form of a new CRP funding initiative, titled the “Community Development Program, Building Rural and […]

Best Comments of the Week: May 29

May. 29, 2009 at 4:05 pm CDT

NEW FEATURE — We welcome your comments on any Daily News articles you see here. Every Friday, when applicable, we’ll post the best reader comments of the week. If you’d like to submit comment on any news item you see on this site, click on “Comment on this article” at […]

Editors’ Picks: IH fans get new fabrics

May. 28, 2009 at 2:47 pm CDT

Quilters who are or who know fans of the International Harvester, Farmall, McCormick and Case IH equipment brands now have new “retro” fabrics they can source through Case IH dealers. “In addition to eight new designs and five new blender fabrics, we’re thrilled to offer pre-cut fabric packaged for convenience,” […]

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