A breeding program to help introduce muskox in Quebec has led to a new pilot program to hunt some. The provincial natural resources department on Wednesday announced it will allow a limited kill of up to six animals up until the end of this month, while it continues to gather data about the muskox population […] Read more
Pilot hunting season set for Que. muskox
P.E.I. pledges $3M for cattle producers
Cattle producers on Prince Edward Island will get direct provincial payments as part of a $3 million support package announced Wednesday. The funding package followed negotiations with cattle industry representatives is aimed at “new initiatives” to “assist producers to adjust to current market conditions and develop improved quality in their herds,” the province said in […] Read more
Sask. to review gopher control methods
The Saskatchewan government will fund a new look at methods such as pesticides and predators to keep gophers in check. The province on Tuesday pledged $380,000 in research funding for gopher control. Gilbert Proulx of Alpha Wildlife, an Edmonton-area wildlife management company, will evaluate existing methods and focus on “long-term, sustainable solutions.” “Gophers have caused […] Read more
Wheels in motion on Canadian carbon farming
Plans to set a market price for carbon and a domestic carbon emissions trading market include a place for farm projects, the federal government confirmed Monday. Environment Minister John Baird on Monday released the government’s greenhouse gas regulatory framework, which includes new regulations on Canada’s oil sands, coal power and other industries as well as […] Read more
Feds open office for red-tape disputes over food
The federal government has opened a Food and Drugs Act Liaison Office in Ottawa to handle the public’s issues with Canada’s food and drug laws. The Act is the federal legislation that governs food and drugs made in or imported into Canada and their safety, labels and label claims. According to a government press release […] Read more
Ethanol, cellulosic fuel firms team up
Toronto corn ethanol company GreenField Ethanol and Montreal cellulosic biofuel firm Enerkem have agreed to jointly build facilities to make cellulosic ethanol, starting with a plant in Canada. The two companies announced Tuesday they had signed a binding term sheet for ethanol production on a commercial scale at plants in “specified geographic areas.” Their first […] Read more
Ridley buys Ky. supplement block maker
Winnipeg feed firm Ridley Inc. has wrapped up a US$3 million deal for Kentucky livestock supplement block maker Ultralyx. Ridley, which maintains head offices in both Manitoba and Minnesota, announced last month that it had signed a letter of intent to buy Ultralyx and its parent company, 4 Seasons Marketing, based in Flemingsburg, northeast of […] Read more
N.S. funds work on longer-lasting Christmas trees
A low-maintenance Christmas tree “without a lot of needle loss” is the goal of a new Nova Scotia research project. The provincial department of natural resources on Monday pledged $250,000 for a research program by Raj Lada at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. The funds will flow through the Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia. […] Read more
Liberals’ ag task force urges regulatory review
A review of regulations affecting Canadian farming and an AgriFlex fund to regionalize farm business risk management are among the recommendations of the federal Liberals’ Opportunities in Agriculture task force. The task force, headed by Liberal ag critic Wayne Easter and a Quebec candidate, Cindy Duncan MacMillan, released its report Thursday after rolling out some […] Read more
Livestock tax deferrals rolled out for 2007
The federal government has designated its first list of municipalities where breeding livestock producers will be eligible to defer some tax on 2007 income from drought-induced sales. The tax deferral program, announced Friday, will apply to breeding livestock producers in areas of northwestern, southern and eastern Ontario and southern Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Designation […] Read more
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