A combination of major losses on foreign exchange hedging in the initial days of the COVID-19 pandemic and an unsuccessful plan to sell assets to draw down debt contributed to Alberta-based pulse and grain crop exporter W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions entering receivership in late April, according to a court document filed by the company's... Read More
Category: Ag Business
A new community investment initiative was recently launched by Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME). The RME Right by You Ag Society Grant will contribute funding to four agricultural societies in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It will help support local projects that impact the lives of community residents. Jim Wood, chief sales and operations officer, says that... Read More
After three years of operation, the Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta (PPAA) is shutting its doors. The organization's goal was to "raise awareness and create connections to help realize the endless opportunities the plant protein and plant-ingredient industry offer Alberta," but didn't receive funding from the provincial government for the current fiscal year, and therefore... Read More
Alberta-based grain and pulse crop buyer W.A. Grain & Pulse Solutions entered receivership as of April 26, 2021. With its head office at Innisfail, Alta., W.A. Grain owns handling and processing facilities at Bashaw and Bowden, Alta., as well as at Pambrun, Ponteix, and Vanguard in southwest Saskatchewan. The company also operates a processing plant... Read More
Plant Response, Inc., a biologicals focused company headquartered at Raleigh, N.C., recently announced its acquisition of WISErg. WISErg is a Seattle-area startup that has created a system for upcycling nutrients from food scraps. The nutrients can then be used in fertilizer and nutrient efficiency products that can enhance plant and soil health. The company has... Read More
The days of oats being relegated to the cereal and baking aisle at your local supermarket are coming to an end. Thanks to the efforts of food innovators like Francis and Erik Lo, oats can now be found in the dairy section, including in products like Yoats, Canada's first oat-based yogurt alternative, which the brothers... Read More
Viterra has officially announced it will build a canola crushing facility at Regina, Sask. The company is currently in the feasibility stage of finalizing the plant's capabilities and design, with an initial target to crush 2.5 million metric tonnes annually, which would make it the "world's largest integrated canola crush facility," according to the company.... Read More
The complexity of the right to repair issue is compounding as reports of shortages of semi-conductors increase, and as alternative fuel rules are implemented. The issue is clearly not going to go away anytime soon. Recently on RealAg LIVE!, host Shaun Haney was joined by Curt Blades, senior vice president of the Association of Equipment... Read More
Cargill is planning to build a crush plant with annual capacity for one million tonnes of canola in Regina, Sask. Construction is slated to begin in early 2022, with operations beginning in early 2024. Cargill estimates it will cost around $350 million and says it will have a similar design as the company's canola processing... Read More
Seven in 10 Canadians have never visited an operational commercial farm, but those who have had the opportunity form positive perceptions of modern agriculture. That's one of the findings emerging from the third annual agriculture and food public opinion poll from Grassroots Public Affairs. At first glance, the 70 per cent result may seem surprising,... Read More