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Ukraine traders agree to limit wheat exports: report

thumb Ukrainian grain traders have agreed to limit wheat exports to 1.7...
Feb 21, 2012 12:00PM


Que. organic miller backed to double production

thumb A $2.7 million expansion project at an organic flour mill in Queb...
Feb 21, 2012 6:04AM


Negligible risks to humans from new animal virus: OIE

thumb The Schmallenberg virus that infected animals in five European co...
Feb 17, 2012 3:50PM


Engage Agro to market weed killer for corn growers

thumb A post-emergent broadleaf and grassy weed herbicide for use in fi...
Feb 17, 2012 5:09AM


From Ethiopia: Aid agencies focus on helping others to help themselves

It was a gift with strings attached, but that was just fine with Bekelech Basa.

CP wants conciliator in talks with crews', controllers' union

The union for Canadian Pacific Railway's train crews and rail traffic controllers isn't yet in a strike position, but the railway already wants Ottawa to drop a conciliator into their contract talks.

CWB single-desk supporters file for new class action

The farmers who sought and got a court ruling declaring the federal government's deregulation of the Canadian Wheat Board "an affront to the rule of law" have now formally filed for a class action to roll back the government's plans.




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Olymel in talks over Colbex beef plant

thumb Quebec pork and poultry packing giant Olymel says no deal has been reached for it to take an partnership stake in the producer-owned Levinoff-Colbex cull cow slaughter plant.
Feb 15, 2012 4:39PM


Monsanto says to appeal French poisoning verdict

thumb U.S. agribusiness giant Monsanto said Tuesday it will appeal a French court ruling that found it responsible for the poisoning of a farmer who inhaled a weed killer, in the first such case to reach court in France.
Feb 15, 2012 4:20AM


Cloud-based crop protection guide drops pay wall

thumb An online service allowing Canada's farmers to quickly look up treatment data for any treatable crop pest problem has brought  a substantial chunk of its offerings out from behind the pay wall.
Feb 14, 2012 1:09PM


Lower ocean freight costs support grain exports

thumb Soft ocean freight rates, which hit 25-year lows in early February, are helping cut into Canada's grain freight disadvantage with some of its competitors, according to industry participants.
Feb 13, 2012 7:27PM


Ont. to sell LCBO HQ, takes aim at horseracing funds

thumb The Ontario government's deficit-cutting measures will now include the sale of the Crown-owned liquor marketer's headquarters and, possibly, deep cuts to its subsidies for the horseracing sector.
Feb 13, 2012 7:10PM


Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning in France

thumb A French court on Monday declared U.S. biotech giant Monsanto guilty of chemical poisoning of a French farmer, a judgment that could lend weight to other health claims against pesticides.
Feb 13, 2012 6:23PM


McDonald's to move toward stall-free U.S. pork

thumb U.S. suppliers of pork to fast-food giant McDonald's have been given four months to present plans to phase out the use of sow gestation stalls in their hog barns.
Feb 13, 2012 5:43PM


Obama reiterates call for U.S. farm subsidy cuts

thumb U.S. President Barack Obama proposed slashing subsidies to the booming agriculture sector by US$32 billion over the next decade, just as Congress begins the lengthy process of overhauling the expiring U.S. farm law.
Feb 13, 2012 4:59PM


Canadian food bill holds steady for 'Food Freedom Day'

thumb Canadian consumers get to mark "Food Freedom Day" on the same day in 2012 as in the previous three years, having earned enough on average to pay the total bill for groceries for the year.
Feb 11, 2012 6:20AM


Robot milker firm, Ont. builder partner on dairy barns

thumb A southwestern Ontario construction and design firm specializing in ag buildings has struck a partnership with a major milking equipment supplier to offer a full-service dairy barn package.
Feb 11, 2012 5:00AM


Grain Farmers of Ontario name new execs

thumb Board members with the Grain Farmers of Ontario have named their second-ever chairman.
Feb 10, 2012 7:05PM


More money for ag research, Gates urges

thumb When it comes to solving the challenges of developing countries, Bill Gates believes agriculture has a vital role to play.
Feb 10, 2012 6:22PM


Merged Ontario soybean firms rebrand

thumb Feb 9, 2012 6:28PM


Record wheat stocks offset South American drought

thumb Feb 9, 2012 5:18PM