A Canadian program to assist Ukrainian farmers in the transition to a more modern economy has been extended for two years. The Canada-Ukraine Facility for Agriculture Reform and Modernization (FARM) […] Read more
Ukraine assistance program extended
Saskatchewan crops above average
Saskatchewan Agriculture’s crop report for the week ending July 27 says pre-harvest crop production estimates indicate that farmers are expected to harvest 25.35 million tonnes of grains, oilseeds and specialty […] Read more
Manitoba crops look good overall
Manitoba Agriculture’s crop report for the week ending July 28 indicates generally good though variable conditions for Manitoba crops, with some areas needing more rain and others suffering from excess […] Read more
Mission Terminal buys Man. elevator
A Winnipeg firm better known for handling Prairie farmers’ producer-car grain shipments is entering the grain handling business itself. Mission Terminal Inc. (MTI), which operates a terminal at Thunder Bay, […] Read more
Soy rust spores reach Ont., Man.
Emphasizing that spores by themselves don’t mean a disease outbreak, the Ontario ag ministry reports soybean rust spores have been found in rainfall samples collected in early July from eastern […] Read more
Seven Sask. bison die from anthrax
Seven bison on one farm in the northern Saskatchewan municipality of Paddockwood, near Prince Albert, were confirmed Thursday to have died of anthrax, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. […] Read more
P.E.I. fluid milk prices rise Sept. 1
Prince Edward Island’s minimum wholesale price of fluid milk and cream products will rise two cents a litre on Sept. 1, the P.E.I. Marketing Council announced Thursday. The council did […] Read more
Ont. backs horse centre project
Ontario’s provincial government will put up $500,000 for a new equine and agricultural centre in the southwestern municipality of Central Huron. The funding, announced Wednesday, goes to what will be […] Read more
New functional food research labs funded
Federal, provincial and city funding will support new Winnipeg laboratories and equipment for research on functional foods, nutraceuticals and other health products. The Winnipeg Partnership Agreement this week granted $800,000 […] Read more
Wheat drops back in 2008-09 PRO
Wheat values have retreated in the new 2008-09 pool return outlooks (PROs) from the Canadian Wheat Board as wheat harvests get underway on the northern half of the globe. The […] Read more
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