Interest Shown in Manufacture of Biodiesel
CANADA - The Canadian International Grains Institute reports a growing interest among farmers in manufacturing their own biodiesel fuel, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Canadian Government Invests C$25 Million in Biofuels
CANADA - Suncor Energy’s St. Clair Ethanol Plant is expanding to double its production of cleaner-burning, renewable energy, thanks to a C$25 million investment by the Government of...

Shift in Feed Cost Advantage Expected
CANADA - Manitoba Pork Marketing predicts the rising price of corn in the United States will shift the cost advantage for feeding hogs back to western Canada, writes Bruce Cochrane...

Biofuel Plan for Old Mine Site
CANADA - A development company in Canada has started a project to repair an old mining site to establish a research centre for biofuels.

Shell and Iogen Announce Extended Alliance
CANADA - Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries (“Shell”) and Iogen Corporation today announced an extended commercial alliance to accelerate development and deployment of cellulosic...

Doors to be Open to Higher Yielding Wheats
CANADA - The Western Feed Grain Development Co-op says the August 1 elimination of kernel visual distinguishability requirements in the registration of wheat will open the door to the...

Step-Change in Soybean Yields Delivered
CANADA - DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has launched a new generation of soybean varieties that will deliver unprecedented productivity gains to North American soybean growers.

Feed Grain Prices Expected to Increase
CANADA - The Canadian Wheat Board has increased its price projections for wheat, durum, designated barley and feed barley, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Corn Producers to be Unaffected by Ethanol Expansion
CANADA - Corn producers have no expectations of capitalising much from the heightened prices as a result of ethanol production expansion, according to local farmers.

High Fuel Cost Stimulate Interest in Composting
CANADA - The Niverville, Manitoba base Puratone Corporation reports increasing fuel costs are stimulating new interest in composting for the disposal of livestock mortalities, writes...

Bill C-33 Authorises Government to Regulate Blending
ONTARIO - The Senate has voted is all for the Government of Canada's Biofuels Bill.

Promoting 'Lifeline' Offer to Stricken Corn Ethanol Industry
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Michael Jackson, President and Chairman of Syntec Biofuel Inc., a biofuel technology company developing thermo-chemical catalysts to convert biomass wastes into ethanol...

There's Hope for Feed Grain Price Relief
CANADA - A Winnipeg based grain market analyst says the bright light for livestock producers right now is the anticipated large global wheat crop expected to be harvested during 2008,...

Canadian Government Invests in Biodiesel Plant
ONTARIO - The Government of Canada is bringing biofuel technologies to Canadian farms. Federal funding of $938,260 is being provided to develop a functional, farm-scale oilseed processing...

Algae to Revolutionize Fuel Production
TORONTO - “Biodiesel from algae has the potential to replace petro fuels”, boasts entrepreneur Nick Mashin. Currently, biofuels are largely derived from oil seed crops such as canola,...