Cereal and pulse crop growers have been cleared for on-farm application of one of Syngenta’s neonicotinoid insecticide seed treatments, for control of pests such as wireworm and pea leaf weevil. […] Read more
Cereal, pulse treatment cleared for on-farm application
Change in SR+ED rule pares back grain growers’ tax credits
Updated, March 7 — Grain growers planning to claim their checkoff payments for a federal Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR+ED) tax credit can expect slightly smaller credits going forward. […] Read more
PEDv infectiveness not confirmed in piglet feed: CFIA
Federal lab tests still can’t rule piglet feed in or out as a possible source of the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) in Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on […] Read more
PEDv arrives in Sask. on soiled boots, not yet in hogs
Saskatchewan has now officially had a close encounter of the third kind with the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) — but not in hogs. Saskatchewan’s chief veterinary officer Dr. Betty […] Read more
Calgary’s Big Rock picks B.C. brewery site
Calgary craft brewer Big Rock Brewery has picked a vacant warehouse in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant area for the site of a bigger-than-expected second brewery. The company had announced plans last […] Read more
Cows learn dairying faster when housed together: study
Housing new dairy cows in pairs rather than individual pens could improve their ability to learn new feeding and milking technologies, a new B.C. study suggests. The study by Rebecca […] Read more
Weyburn Terminal shareholders approve sale
Updated, March 3, 2014 — Shareholders in southeastern Saskatchewan grain handler Weyburn Inland Terminal have given their blessing to a Winnipeg suitor’s proposal. Farmer-owned WIT late Friday reported approval from […] Read more
Vetoquinol to buy Bioniche animal health business
Ontario medical and veterinary drugmaker Bioniche Life Sciences has picked a suitor for the animal health portion of its business. Belleville-based Bioniche announced Thursday it has reached a deal to […] Read more
Feds back farm safety training ahead of Ag Safety Week
A five-year federal funding pledge for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is expected to help fund more farm safety training and monitoring progress towards safer farms. Candice Bergen, the […] Read more
Prairie rail jams putting Canadian millers in shutdown mode
A rail backlog keeping Prairie wheat and oats from arriving at Canadian mills has already forced some millers to suspend operations, according to the millers’ organization. In the Feb. 27 […] Read more
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