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May. 1, 2009 at 1:39 pm CDT

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced changes to the Farm Improvement and Marketing Co-operative Loans Act (FIMCLA), which will expand credit available to individual farmers and co-operatives. FIMCLA is designed to finance farm improvements and fund the processing, distribution and marketing of farm products. The act currently provides individual farmers […]

Apr. 28, 2009 at 12:49 pm CDT

Using radar imagery from the Canadian satellite Radarsat-2, Statistics Canada has analyzed the area of Manitoba farmland covered by this year’s flooding in the Red River Valley, and compared it with the area flooded in “The Flood of the Century” in 1997. The area of flooded agricultural land is estimated […]

Apr. 27, 2009 at 10:57 am CDT

The average value of Canadian farmland increased 5.6 per cent during the last six months of 2008. This is the third-highest percentage increase since 1997 and is similar to the 5.8 per cent increase in the fall 2008 report. Farmland values increased in every province except Prince Edward Island, which […]

By Farm Credit Canada

Apr. 24, 2009 at 10:44 am CDT

A new environmental stewardship award that recognizes the efforts of Nova Scotia farmers who carry out sustainable farming practices was announced on Earth Day, April 22. The Farm Environmental Stewardship Award promotes the actions of farmers who are participating in the Nova Scotia Environmental Farm Plan program. More than 1,100 […]

By ns-department-of-agriculture

Apr. 23, 2009 at 1:06 pm CDT

The Federal Court of Appeal has reduced the penalty levied against Canadian Pacific Rail Company for exceeding its 2006-2007 revenue cap.  The decision released this week means the Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is required to repay $415,550 to Canadian Pacific Rail Company (CP), the WGRF says in a release.  […]