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A new set of rules will govern any future expansion of southern Ontario's protected "Greenbelt" zone. The provincial government on Wednesday said these new criteria, drawn up in consultation with the public and municipalities, will be used to assess municipal requests to expand the Greenbelt to cover more forests, wetlands and farmlands. The new criteria[...]

Cutting back on beef and lamb and eating more kangaroo is being touted as a way for meat consumers to help combat climate change, the British ag newspaper Farmers Weekly reported Wednesday. "Sheep and cattle constitute 11 per cent of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. Kangaroos, however, produce relatively little methane because they are not[...]

Despite raising its freight rates against rising fuel costs, Canadian Pacific Railway posted a sharp drop in profits plus a four per cent smaller grain handle in its second quarter ending June 30. "This was a tough quarter with the unprecedented rise in fuel prices, the North American economic downturn, and prolonged flooding on our[...]

The federal government will put up $25 million for Suncor Energy's planned expansion of its corn ethanol plant near Sarnia, Ont. The expansion of the Calgary company's St. Clair plant, which it announced last month, is expected to double its current capacity to 400 million litres of ethanol per year. The facility expansion, which is[...]

A federal pilot project to track imported organic produce and get a better picture of market potential will expand to 20 new products, the federal agriculture department announced Wednesday. The 20 added products bring the total to 61, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said in a release. The project, which was launched last year, has made[...]

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[...]

A Group 1 herbicide just coming into wide release this year has picked up federal approval for use in canola crops. BASF Canada's tepraloxydim herbicide Equinox, which was available only in "limited quantities" in 2007, will give canola growers an "additional opportunity to benefit from an extremely flexible and economical grassy weed control program," brand[...]

Pulse crop processing firm Alliance Grain Traders has signed a letter of intent to buy Pulse Depot, a Rosetown, Sask. pulse and special crop processor. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed in Alliance's announcement Tuesday, other than to say that Pulse Depot's shareholders will be able to decide whether to sell all their outstanding shares[...]

Faced with a "very weak" market for a share offering, Edmonton-based retailer Planet Organic has dropped its plan to buy its way into California's lucrative organic food market. The company, which already runs 20 natural food supermarkets in Canada and the eastern U.S., said in a release Wednesday that its board has voted to focus[...]

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[...]