Pennsylvania ag input firm Miller Chemical has picked up Canadian registration for a pine-based, food-grade polymer to help prevent pod shattering in canola crops. The product, called Pod Ceal DC, has approval from Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency for use in canola and mustard crops. Winnipeg seed company BrettYoung, which has exclusive Canadian marketing […] Read more
Canola pod sealant approved
Sask., Man. seeding nearly done
Barring some reseeding of canola acres, farmers in Manitoba are done or nearly done seeding their 2008 crops, while Saskatchewan farmers are all but three per cent done, well ahead of the five-year curve. Saskatchewan’s agriculture ministry reported Monday that seeding is 97 per cent complete, ahead of last week’s 86 per cent, which is […] Read more
Crop prices boost Que. farmland values: report
The value of farmland that changed hands in Quebec during 2007 has risen seven per cent to $5,400 per hectare, according to a new report on land values from the provincial ag lending agency. The report, released Monday by La Financiere agricole and Quebec City-based ag think tank Groupe Ageco, said the value of land […] Read more
Ont. stockyard founder Earl Bauman, 89
Funeral services were held Monday in Elmira, Ont. for Holstein breeder Earl Bauman, who helped found what’s now the Ontario Livestock Exchange, and who died Friday at age 89. According to his obituary, Bauman was a member of the Holstein Association of Canada for 61 years, received that association’s highest honour, the Master Breeder Shield […] Read more
Western premiers eye shared water stewardship
British Columbia will set up a secretariat to develop a Western Water Stewardship Council that in turn may lead to a western drought plan. “When you consider that the Rocky Mountains are a source of water for B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan and much of the water that flows east is collected in Manitoba, it is […] Read more
Sask. groups eye single cattle organization
Representatives of Saskatchewan’s two provincial cattle producer groups have laid out a plan to consolidate into one organization. The strategy, released Monday, offers details on the proposed structure and purpose of a new association, from election of directors to the administration of funds. The Saskatchewan Cattle Feeders Association membership endorsed the idea at its annual […] Read more
Man. extends guarantee on farmers’ credit lines
The total cap has been raised on a program guaranteeing 25 per cent of a Manitoba farm’s operating line of credit — a program now made permanent, the province announced Monday. The Operating Credit Guarantee (OCG) program, operated by Manitoba Agricultural Services Corp. (MASC), gives participating banks, credit unions and other financing agencies a guarantee […] Read more
KFC Canada backs controlled-atmosphere slaughter
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has pledged to end its boycott of KFC Canada, after the chicken chain agreed to a new animal welfare plan including support for controlled-atmosphere slaughter. The Norfolk, Virginia-based advocacy group, operators of the “Kentucky Fried Cruelty” campaign, said KFC Canada has pledged to phase in a plan […] Read more
CPR to fine grain handlers for sloppy loading
As part of a wildlife protection initiative, Canadian Pacific Railway plans to fine grain handling companies who spill grain on the end sills of rail hopper cars during loading. The railway announced Friday that starting July 7, customers who identify and clean up spilled grain on the end sills of cars will benefit from an […] Read more
Montreal Climate Exchange begins trading
The Montreal Climate Exchange on Friday officially launched its new futures contract in Canada carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) units. Co-owned by the Montreal Exchange and the Chicago Climate Exchange, the MCeX thus becomes the first regulated environmental market in Canada, chairman Luc Bertrand said in a release Friday. Fully automated trading in the MCeX futures […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
