The Canadian Wheat Board is offering premiums to wheat growers in the catchment area for the Hudson Bay grain port of Churchill, Man. The board said Tuesday it will also offer wheat growers storage payments for wheat kept on-farm to be handled through the northern port. “The timing of the Churchill shipping season requires a […] Read more
Wheat through Churchill port to earn premium
Maple Leaf double-shifts Brandon plant
Maple Leaf Foods’ bid to consolidate all its primary pork processing at its Brandon, Man. plant took another step forward Tuesday as the company confirmed its plans to double-shift its value-added cut operations there. That expansion, to be supported by about $50 million in investments, is to start in June and be completed by September. […] Read more
Sask. launches spring runoff hotline
Saskatchewan farmers and other residents will now be able to get current information on the state of their region’s spring runoff through a toll-free phone line. The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority on Tuesday launched the Runoff Roundup line at 1-866-501-0888. The line will be updated with pre-recorded messages each Tuesday, or more often as required due […] Read more
P.E.I.’s NOFG to close March 28: CBC
The Prince Edward Island government will shut down the NOFG organic hog processing plant at Charlottetown on March 28, CBC reported Monday. NOFG (Natural Organic Food Group), a Quebec company, had handed the keys over to the province earlier this year, after which the province appointed a receiver to operate the plant. The province, which […] Read more
Manitoba sets new limits on fertilizers
Manitoba farmers will no longer be allowed to apply fertilizers near rivers, lakes, wetlands, streams or drains starting next year. The provincial government on Tuesday announced new regulations not only for farms but for wastewater treatment plants, golf courses, parks and homeowners. The regulation also puts new limits on development of septic fields, manure storage […] Read more
P.E.I. committee urges biofuel policy
Prince Edward Island should develop policies for its ag and forestry sectors aimed at creating an “aggressive biofuels portfolio” for the province, a provincial committee recommended Monday. The province’s environmental and renewable industries committee (ERIC) delivered its report Monday to the provincial cabinet. ERIC was asked to report on the availability of suitable feedstocks and […] Read more
WGRF 2007 tax credits announced
Checkoff dollars paid on Prairie wheat and Saskatchewan and Manitoba barley will be 82 and 85 per cent eligible respectively toward federal research tax credits for 2007, the Western Grains Research Foundation announced Monday. Wheat growers in all three Prairie provinces can claim 82 per cent of their checkoff payment toward a tax credit at […] Read more
CFIA eyes feed rules for biofuel grains
Grains left over from making fuel aren’t the same as distillers’ grains left over from brewing beer — and if biofuel grains are to be fed to livestock, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans to regulate their use. CFIA on Monday rolled out a draft policy paper outlining its proposed new regulations on the use […] Read more
Levinoff-Colbex needs more producer cash: report
Farmer-owned Quebec beef packer Levinoff-Colbex needs more funds from the province’s dairy and beef producers if it’s to survive, according to the province’s cattle producer group. In a member newsletter released Friday, the Federation des producteurs de bovins du Quebec (FPBQ) said the beef plant ended 2007 with a loss due to a lower number […] Read more
Equipment maker Ag Growth posts lower net
Tax expenses affecting income trusts and a narrower margin due to renovation at its highest-margin business weighed on Winnipeg grain handling equipment firm Ag Growth’s net earnings for 2007. And the company said it plans to boost its margin in 2008 with further price increases on some of its products this year, over and above […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
