The Saskatchewan Agri-Environmental Advisory Council, the producer group responsible for providing direction for the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) program, will receive one-year funding during the transition between the Agriculture Policy […] Read more
Saskatchewan EFPs funded
Dandelion control added to Refine M label
DuPont has received registration for an expanded Refine M herbicide tank mix to include dandelion control for fall and spring rosettes less than 15 cm in diameter. It has also […] Read more
Weanling slaughter planned for Manitoba
Manitoba hog producers are working on a plan for a mass cull of weanling pigs that are abruptly without a market in the United States. Manitoba ships up to four […] Read more
FAO sounds alarm on food supplies
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is sounding the alarm over food supplies and prices in several countries. The cereal import bill of the world’s poorest countries is […] Read more
Animal cruelty bill passes
Parliament has approved a private member’s bill to update Canada’s animal cruelty laws. The bill had previously been introduced by Liberal Senator John Bryden and passed in the Senate, so […] Read more
AFBF urges help for U.S. pork producers
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the largest farm organization in the U.S., has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to buy more pork to help boost prices. The purchases […] Read more
New president for ICE Futures Canada
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has announced that Brad Vannan has been appointed president and chief operating officer of ICE Futures Canada, formerly the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange. He succeeds Will Hill, who recently […] Read more
Few surprises for farmers in Man. budget
A pledge to fund sustainable farming practices is among little new for farmers in Manitoba’s provincial budget Wednesday. Finance Minister Greg Selinger referred to “a multi-year funding plan to reduce […] Read more
CWB replaces DPCs with no-tonnage limit program
The Canadian Wheat Board plans to replace its daily price contract (DPC) pilot program with a new, no-tonnage limit producer payment option (PPO) for the 2008-09 season. The new PPO […] Read more
Sask. launches crop insurance review
A review of Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance program is officially underway, the provincial government announced Wednesday. “I said during our budget announcement that we need to fix programs so they […] Read more
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