Insights and Stories on General

WCI cap-and-trade plan to consider ag offsets

Sep. 23, 2008 at 4:46 pm CDT

The Western Climate Initiative, in its proposed design for a regional cap-and-trade program to cut greenhouse gases, will look seriously at including agricultural offsets — which in turn could allow farmers in several provinces to provide carbon credits to the program. The WCI’s partner jurisdictions include the governments of British […]

Grits pledge “regional flexibility” in ag programs

Sep. 20, 2008 at 2:12 am CDT

By FBC staff

Dion’s revisions don’t silence “Green Shift” critics

Sep. 18, 2008 at 12:17 pm CDT

By Alana Vannahme

Drozd: U.S. dollar blamed for market meltdown

Sep. 18, 2008 at 11:45 am CDT

By David Drozd

FCC takes food bank drive national

Sep. 15, 2008 at 4:14 pm CDT

By FBC staff

Food makers’ profit growth to continue: report

Sep. 13, 2008 at 4:16 pm CDT

Even as prices rise for ag products and production growth slows, Canada’s food makers are expected to show steady growth in profits over the next four years, according to the Conference Board of Canada. The Ottawa-based think tank on Thursday released its industrial outlook for the food manufacturing industry, predicting […]

By FBC staff

Near half of farmers pledge to food banks: poll

Sep. 11, 2008 at 5:55 pm CDT

Almost half of all Canadian farmers have at least once donated some of their production to a local or international food bank organization, a new poll reports. The poll, conducted by Ipsos Forward Research with 1,048 farmers in early May this year, found 46 per cent of respondents have donated […]

By FBC staff

Railways hail proposed diesel tax cut

Sep. 9, 2008 at 4:52 pm CDT

The federal Conservatives’ pledge Tuesday to cut Ottawa’s excise tax on diesel fuel drew kudos from railways as a move that will help exporters compete internationally. Party leader Stephen Harper said a re-elected Conservative government will cut the federal excise tax on diesel from four cents per litre down to […]

By FBC staff

FCC to consider farmers’ “integrity” for loans

Sep. 6, 2008 at 10:01 pm CDT

The federal government has acted on a pledge to require Farm Credit Canada to consider the “personal integrity” of people applying for financing from the federal farm lender. FCC was one on a list of five Crown corporations that will now be required to make such considerations, announced Saturday by […]

By FBC staff

Liberals offer “green shift” offsets for farmers

Sep. 4, 2008 at 1:01 am CDT

Sweetening the federal Liberals’ proposed “green shift” plan in anticipation of an election call, party leader Stephane Dion proposes to put farmers among the beneficiaries of $900 million in “green” incentives. The Liberals’ proposed “green shift” environmental and economic plan will now include a $250 million Green Farms Fund, $400 […]

By FBC staff