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Don't write off frostbitten canola for a few days: CCC

thumb Canola growers pondering their next steps after heavy frost hit s...
May 14, 2012 6:08PM


SEEDING REPORTS/FREE DRAW: 'Isn't farming fun!'

thumb Many thanks again to all our entrants so far for sharing their st...
May 14, 2012 7:45AM


Ont. crop growers seek resumed bear hunt

thumb Mindful of crop damage, Ontario's general farm organization is ur...
May 11, 2012 7:24PM


Census logs fewer and larger farms, more crops, less beef

thumb Canada's latest Census of Agriculture charts an evolution in Cana...
May 11, 2012 9:27AM


Canada asked to address 'reality' of food insecurity

A United Nations expert sees Canada's "export-led" agricultural and trade policies hampering the farming sector's ability to move to "sustainable and decentralized" food systems.

Ritz predicts AgriRecovery for Ont. fruit growers

An AgriRecovery program is likely for Ontario's frostbitten apple and tender fruit growers, according to federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz.

Regina pasta plant project put off to 2013

An international pulse packing and export firm's plans to build and open a major pasta and pulse processing plant in Regina by mid-2012 will now wait until next year at the earliest.




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Canada blocks horses coming from New Mexico

thumb An outbreak of vesicular stomatitis (VS) in livestock in New Mexico has prompted Canada to block the entry of horses from that state.
May 11, 2012 5:38AM


SW Ont. greenhouses warned on wastewater

thumb A study of waterways flowing into Lake Erie has Ontario's environment ministry warning it "cannot support further greenhouse development" in the province's southwest unless wastewater treatment rules are tightened.
May 10, 2012 5:22AM


P.E.I. grain elevators to expand capacity

thumb The Prince Edward Island Grain Elevator Corp. plans to boost its grain storage capacity in the three communities where it operates.
May 9, 2012 6:00PM


NSAC, Dal formal merger pushed to Sept. 1

thumb Provincial legislation formalizing the merger of Nova Scotia Agricultural College into Dalhousie University pushes the official merger date back to Sept. 1.
May 9, 2012 2:36PM


Dairy co-ops to keep making Yoplait for Canada

thumb The dairy farmer co-operatives now making Yoplait for the Canadian market will do so for at least six more years but will also launch their own new yogurt and dairy goods line this summer.
May 8, 2012 7:19PM


Safeway to aim for 'stall-free' pork supply

thumb The Safeway grocery store chain, one of North America's biggest by sales, says it will start "formulating plans" to cut out the use of gestation stalls for breeding sows in its pork supply chains.
May 8, 2012 7:19AM


Stocks report confirms strong canola, wheat usage

thumb The stocks in all positions report from Statistics Canada on Monday was generally within expected pre-report parameters, but confirmed usage of canola and wheat were stronger than anticipated, industry analysts said.
May 8, 2012 5:59AM


SEEDING REPORTS: 'We weren't taking any chances'

thumb Let us know BY EMAIL if you're seeding. We'd love to hear more about when you started, where you are, why you're going now instead of later, what you're seeding, how far you are along and whether your field conditions have been slowing you down.
May 5, 2012 12:01AM


Tim Hortons moves on sow stalls, layer hen housing

thumb Canada's iconic Tim Hortons chain has given its pork suppliers until the end of this year to have "clear plans" in place to phase out sow gestation stalls.
May 4, 2012 6:45PM


StatsCan stocks report to confirm canola, feed usage

thumb An updated grain and oilseed stocks-in-all-positions report, due Monday from Statistics Canada, will be watched to confirm usage of the various crops -- and to see if there have been any adjustments to last year's production.
May 4, 2012 5:29PM


Barnmates of missing Ont. sheep negative for scrapie

thumb A quarantined southeastern Ontario farm where 31 sheep vanished last month, just before they were to be destroyed and tested for scrapie, is now down by nine more sheep, all scrapie-negative.
May 4, 2012 5:06PM


Ont. corn planting past halfway point; soybeans next

thumb What once appeared to be an early spring has gradually shifted to a more normal planting season across most of southern Ontario. At the bi-weekly meeting of certified crop advisors (CCAs) and provincial ag ministry personnel in Exeter, there...
May 4, 2012 6:00AM


Israel pledges to move on Canadian beef imports

thumb May 2, 2012 6:51PM


Ont. marketing board offers QR codes for fruit

thumb May 2, 2012 7:05AM