Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has entered into a deal to purchase GrainsConnect Canada. GrainsConnect — a 50/50 joint venture between Australia's GrainCorp and Japanese agricultural co-op Zen-Noh — owns four modern grain elevators in Alberta and Saskatchewan, as well as shared ownership together with P&H of the Fraser Grain Terminal at the Port of... Read More
Category: Ag Business
A Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench judge has extended creditor protection for a group of agricultural companies owned by Jason Mann and James Mann as they attempt to sell their integrated crop protection and fertilizer businesses to repay creditors. Creditor protection for the “AgraCity Group” of companies was initially granted on Dec. 1, 2025. The... Read More
Syngenta Canada has announced Shaun Vey has been appointed as company president. He takes over from Trevor Heck, who retires after a 34-year career with Syngenta and legacy companies. Heck steps away after leading the crop protection company through a period of significant growth and strategic transformation. "I feel incredibly fortunate to have contributed to... Read More
For more than 30 years the Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO) was a fixture of Ontario's agricultural landscape as the organization worked to enable and inspire farmers to test new practices and pursue healthier soils. In November, IFAO announced that its members and board of directors had voted to wrap up the organization and... Read More
When Ryan and Romy Schill purchased Ryan's grandfather's farm at Mapleton, Ont., in 2008, the young couple decided to add 25 ewes to round out their mixed operation, which also included cattle, hogs, and chickens. The Schills admit that the ewes were simply a side project at the time but 18 years later they've built…Read More
With a 20-year track record in agricultural construction, Ontario's Wolf System Canada is looking to expand to the U.S. market. In this report from the American Dairy XPO in Burlington, Vermont, Wolf System's Theresa Lanz says the company is committed to quality construction and design. Barns are built using laminated wood and galvanized steel posts... Read More
Richardson International has closed its US$375 million deal to acquire the pasta business of 8th Avenue Food & Provisions from Post Holdings, as of Dec. 1, 2025. The deal expands Richardson's presence in the finished pasta market, as it includes a durum mill and three pasta manufacturing facilities — at Carrington, North Dakota (durum milling... Read More
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) will enter 2026 under the continued leadership of Drew Spoelstra who was elected to his third consecutive term as president of the farm lobby organization at its annual meeting in late November. A dairy and cash crop farmer from Binbrook, Ont., Spoelstra says keeping agriculture at the forefront of... Read More
Canadians have witnessed remarkable change across the country's political landscape over the past year as the Liberal government miraculously shed the weight of the Trudeau years to ride the leadership of Mark Carney to another federal election victory. At the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual general meeting this week, political journalist Althia Raj looked back... Read More
Shares of Ag Growth International (AGI) plunged more than 40 per cent on Friday, Nov. 14, after the company announced it would miss a deadline to release its third-quarter earnings report. The steep decline has renewed speculation the agricultural equipment manufacturer could be vulnerable to another takeover attempt, and has prompted at least one law... Read More