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Former CFA chief returns to post

Jan. 15, 2008 at 4:46 pm CST

Brigid Rivoire has returned to the executive director’s desk at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture after over a year away. Rivoire, who had moved in October 2006 to a new post as executive director of the Canadian Child Care Federation in Ottawa after five and a half years with the […]

Safety review not a rural service cut: Canada Post

Jan. 15, 2008 at 3:21 pm CST

By FBC staff

Profit up, sales down for Buhler in 2007

Jan. 15, 2008 at 1:38 pm CST

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Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 9: Atlanta

Jan. 15, 2008 at 2:14 am CST

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Jay’s U.S. Tour, Day 8: Atlanta

Jan. 14, 2008 at 12:20 am CST

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Progress, setbacks seen in WTO proposal

Jan. 10, 2008 at 2:50 pm CST

A new working paper on export competition, domestic support and market access by World Trade Organization (WTO) agriculture chair Crawford Falconer shows progress on access for Canada’s farmers, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture said Thursday. The paper, seen as outlining Falconer’s view of the direction for WTO agriculture negotiations, recommends […]

By FBC staff

Ag communicator Ginty Jocius, 61

Jan. 3, 2008 at 6:20 pm CST

Ginty Jocius, creator of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show and a renowned pioneer in Canada’s agriculture communications sector, died Wednesday in Guelph of complications from brain cancer. Jocius, 61, founded his self-named marketing and communications company in Guelph in 1982, specializing in agricultural products and services and including a roster of […]

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West’s ag councils link up on value chains

Jan. 2, 2008 at 7:39 pm CST

Western Canada’s agricultural councils, the support agencies for several programs promoting innovation in agriculture, will jointly back an education and awareness program to promote value chains. The four councils and their provinces’ governments will back the Western Canadian Value Chain Initiative, bringing an interprovincial focus to a series of workshops […]

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Hermanson new Grain Commission head

Dec. 21, 2007 at 11:26 am CST

A former Saskatchewan politician has been appointed chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC). Elwin Hermanson is a former Reform Party MP for the riding of Kindersley-Lloydminster. He later became a Saskatchewan MLA and leader of the then-opposition Saskatchewan Party from 1998-2004. Gerry Ritz, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food […]

Kickstart funds en route for AgriInvest

Dec. 20, 2007 at 10:02 pm CST

The federal/provincial farmer account program AgriInvest is now in place for 2007, meaning $600 million in federal cash to kickstart those accounts will now be delivered. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Thursday that agreements between Ottawa and the provinces are now in place to implement the new suite of […]

By FBC staff