Pennsylvania ag input firm Miller Chemical has picked up Canadian registration for a pine-based, food-grade polymer to help prevent pod shattering in canola crops. The product, called Pod Ceal DC, […] Read more
Canola pod sealant approved
Sask., Man. seeding nearly done
Barring some reseeding of canola acres, farmers in Manitoba are done or nearly done seeding their 2008 crops, while Saskatchewan farmers are all but three per cent done, well ahead […] Read more
Crop prices boost Que. farmland values: report
The value of farmland that changed hands in Quebec during 2007 has risen seven per cent to $5,400 per hectare, according to a new report on land values from the […] Read more
Ont. stockyard founder Earl Bauman, 89
Funeral services were held Monday in Elmira, Ont. for Holstein breeder Earl Bauman, who helped found what’s now the Ontario Livestock Exchange, and who died Friday at age 89. According […] Read more
Western premiers eye shared water stewardship
British Columbia will set up a secretariat to develop a Western Water Stewardship Council that in turn may lead to a western drought plan. “When you consider that the Rocky […] Read more
Sask. groups eye single cattle organization
Representatives of Saskatchewan’s two provincial cattle producer groups have laid out a plan to consolidate into one organization. The strategy, released Monday, offers details on the proposed structure and purpose […] Read more
Man. extends guarantee on farmers’ credit lines
The total cap has been raised on a program guaranteeing 25 per cent of a Manitoba farm’s operating line of credit — a program now made permanent, the province announced […] Read more
KFC Canada backs controlled-atmosphere slaughter
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has pledged to end its boycott of KFC Canada, after the chicken chain agreed to a new animal welfare plan including support […] Read more
CPR to fine grain handlers for sloppy loading
As part of a wildlife protection initiative, Canadian Pacific Railway plans to fine grain handling companies who spill grain on the end sills of rail hopper cars during loading. The […] Read more
Montreal Climate Exchange begins trading
The Montreal Climate Exchange on Friday officially launched its new futures contract in Canada carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) units. Co-owned by the Montreal Exchange and the Chicago Climate Exchange, the […] Read more
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