BEAUSEJOUR — A group of Beausejour-area grain producers is planning to build a biodiesel plant that uses canola oil, to take control of its fuel needs from big oil producers and help reduce farming’s carbon imprint on the environment. "We have no security against market fluctuations because we depend on large corporations for diesel fuel. … Continued
An edible sea snail is creating viable work in the once-thriving fishing community of Northwest Island, N.L. A new fish plant used to process whelk has created jobs and generated hope in the small town of Ramea. The plant, financed by the Ramea Community Co-operative, employs about 20 people full-time. They process the edible mollusk … Continued
Co-op stores are inviting Atlantic Canadians to take part in the Eat Atlantic Challenge on Thursday, Sept. 4, by eating only Atlantic products for the entire day. While the challenge is for Atlantic Canadians to eat Atlantic for a day, the larger goal is to help people understand the benefits of choosing food produced here … Continued
The Venables Valley Producers Co-op and the Seton Lake Indian Band were recipients of federal grants that were announced in Ashcroft last week. The Producers Co-op received $25,200 to conduct a feasibility study for a facility to compost pine-beetle killed trees, while the Seton Lake Indian Band received $99,000 to develop an economic plan and … Continued
The fair trade certified coffee market is not only fairer to farmers than the conventional coffee market, it is a uniquely remarkable way to stimulate economic growth in some of the poorest communities on the Earth. My perspective is in direct contrast to an opinion column by Gene Callahan that appeared on this page Aug. … Continued
Damage to apricot, cherry and peach crops in the areas hardest hit by a powerful hail storm that swept through Osoyoos on July 3 has been inspected by crews from the provincial Agriculture Ministry, a gathering of the B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association heard at a special meeting in Osoyoos on July 30. Nearly 40 people … Continued
The five Cape Breton farms that make up the Bras d’Or Producers Co-operative may collectively lose hundreds of thousands worth of crops if the heavy rain that has been falling for the past week doesn’t stop soon, estimates farmer Joe King, a member of the co-op. King, manager of the produce division at Eyking Brothers … Continued
SUSSEX – The local Co-op mill will soon become the first in the Maritimes to process organic feed. In late June, the Sussex Co-op received organic certification from Ecocert a private certification company based out of Quebec and will begin processing organic feed after this year’s crops are harvested in late summer or early fall. … Continued
Winnipeggers should be able to buy Manitoba-produced certified organic milk for the first time later this year. Organic Meadow Inc., the leading producer of organic dairy products in Ontario, will sell the milk under its label as early as October, said Andrea Ramlogan, the farm co-operative’s operational planning manager. Val and Conrad Zacharias surrounded … Continued
HAVANA — Communist Cuba has begun offering private farmers equipment and other resources on credit along with more land, as President Raul Castro seeks to reform agriculture by loosening the state’s grip. Just days after a government decree authorizing land grants to farmers, they are being called to meetings and asked what machinery and other … Continued