The Alberta cow found to be Canada’s 11th case of BSE probably caught its “atypical” version of the disease through an infectious feed supplement, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The agency on Wednesday released its report on its investigation of Case 11, a 13-year-old unregistered Hereford cow on a cow/calf operation in east-central […] Read more
BSE-infected feed likely in Case 11: CFIA
N.S., Nunavut approve APF extensions
The Nova Scotia and Nunavut governments have officially agreed to extend funding for some federal/provincial Agricultural Policy Framework (APF) programming. Each will extend its share of funding up until April 1, 2009 at the latest. The extension applies to four out of five ag programming pillars of the five-year APF: renewal, innovation, environment and food […] Read more
N.B. veg growers get new insurance plan
The New Brunswick Crop Insurance Commission has launched a new insurance plan offering coverage to commercial vegetable growers. The commission’s fresh market vegetable acreage loss insurance plan will provide coverage for total losses of acreage of eligible fresh-market vegetable crops due to insured perils, the province said in a release Thursday. The plan, which will […] Read more
Cover crop program deadline moved to June 30
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has extended the application deadline for its 2007 cover crop protection program to June 30, 2008. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, whose department operates the CCPP in all provinces through its Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA), said the government “wants to ensure that all eligible farmers have access to the financial assistance […] Read more
China paying $576/T for Sask. potash
Saskatchewan’s major potash firms will sell into China this year at a 227 per cent markup over their 2007 pricing. Canpotex Ltd., the overseas marketing arm of PotashCorp, Mosaic and Agrium, on Wednesday announced a deal with Chinese fertilizer concern Sinofert Holdings, worth US$576 per tonne, up $400 over its 2007 price. Canpotex has, however, […] Read more
Muster OK in mustard crops
DuPont Canada’s Group 2 herbicide Muster has picked up federal regulatory approval for use in oriental mustard crops as well as a wider window of application in sunflower crops. Muster (ethametsulfuron-methyl) can now be used to control wild mustard, flixweed, hemp-nettle and smartweed in oriental and brown mustard, and for suppression of stinkweed in mustard […] Read more
Report calls for radical food policy reforms
An organization supported by the United Nations and the World Bank has called for a radical change in food policy to better serve the poor and hungry if the world is to cope with a growing population and climate change while avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse. The report by more than 400 scientists was […] Read more
Ontario farmers receive innovation awards
Two Ontario farmers have received the province’s top agri-food innovation awards under the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence, a $2.5-million, five-year program (now in its second year) established to recognize innovators who contribute to the success of Ontario’s agri-food sector. The awards were by Premier Dalton McGuinty at at the fourth Premier’s Summit on […] Read more
New registrations for Triton
DuPont’s Triton C herbicide tank-mix is now registered for control of stork’s-bill or round-leaved mallow. Triton C is already registered for control of cleavers as well as other broadleaf weeds such as annual sow-thistle, narrow-leaved hawk’s beard, wild buckwheat and hemp-nettle. “Growers currently do not have many options for controlling stork’s-bill and round-leaved mallow,” Travis […] Read more
Syngenta announces new registration of ACTARA 240SC
Syngenta Crop Protection Canada has announced the new registration of ACTARA 240SC for application to potato seed pieces. Actara 240SC is a systemic insecticide containing the active ingredient thiamethoxam. Syngenta says it provides long-lasting protection against sucking and chewing insects including aphids, Colorado potato beetles and potato leaf hoppers. Actara 240 SC can be used […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
