Manitoba’s government has pledged over $1 million for research to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the province’s farming sector. The first funding block of $150,000 from that pledge was earmarked […] Read more
Man. to fund on-farm GHG reduction research
Viterra launches new juncea canola
Farmers in drier areas of the Prairies “not typically suited to canola production” can expect to benefit from a new juncea canola available through grain company Viterra. Available in “limited […] Read more
Que. backs farm work to clear lake’s algae
The Quebec government plans to put up $600,000 over three years to fund improvements on farms in the Lake Temiscouata watershed, in hopes of helping to clear the lake’s blue-green […] Read more
B.C. farm tax panel co-chair replaced, again
British Columbia’s panel to review what constitutes a “farm” for municipal tax purposes must again replace its co-chair at about a third of the way through its assignment. Okanagan-Westside MLA […] Read more
Bloc eyes income stability in ag platform
Tax breaks, boosts to ag income stabilization and, as expected, a defense of supply management are among the planks in the Bloc Quebecois’ agricultural platform for the Oct. 14 federal […] Read more
CPR’s U.S. Midwest play gets approval
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board has granted Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) regulatory approval to buy control of the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad Corp. Calgary-based CPR, which announced the ruling […] Read more
Rain hinders Man. harvest, Sask. chugs ahead
Saskatchewan farmers have again steamed ahead of their five-year average pace for harvesting, while harvests in central and eastern Manitoba ground — or more accurately, squished — to a halt. […] Read more
NDP goes green in ag platform
Funding for organic farming, “green” farming, farmer co-ops and farm safety nets are on Jack Layton’s to-fund list in the New Democratic Party’s new agriculture platform. NDP leader Layton released […] Read more
Yukon to consolidate land management
The Yukon government plans to shift its land planning branch to its energy, mines and resources (EMR) department to “improve the disposition of land” to territory residents. That branch, now […] Read more
Natural Valley Farms in receivership: reports
Natural Valley Farms, one of several bids in the wake of BSE to boost beef slaughter capacity on the eastern Prairies, has gone into receivership, according to Saskatchewan media reports […] Read more
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