The Morris Group, comprised of Morris Industries, Morris Sales and Services, and Contour Realty Inc., have been granted an order extending the stay of proceedings under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”). The extension was granted until March 27, 2020, and means the company can continue to operate in an effort to restructure and... Read More
Category: Ag Business
The topic of trade was heavily discussed among attendees at this year’s CropSphere conference. This comes as no surprise to most, as Canadian farmers continue to deal with trade uncertainty on the global stage. One of the keynote speakers, Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne, touched on how politics relate to both trade overall and... Read More
Moving farm equipment down the road can be a scary situation. To make it safe, everyone — farmers and drivers — need to understand the rules of the road and follow them, says Matt Mitchell, an enforcement officer for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Speaking with farmers at the SouthWest Agricultural Conference (SWAC) last week... Read More
Protein Industries Canada (PIC) is providing its second investment into a $19.1 million project with the aim of commercializing high quality plant-based proteins. The project will focus on proprietary pea protein and canola protein isolates — including introducing the world’s first highly soluble, highly functional canola protein isolate. "This project is a great example of... Read More
With spring less than three months away, Nufarm Agriculture Inc. has unveiled its new post-emergent grass weed herbicide — Epic. The product contains pinoxaden, for spring wheat, durum wheat, and barley, and can be used as an option for the selective control of wild oats, green and yellow foxtail, Persian darnel, volunteer oats, volunteer canary... Read More
The Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA) and the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) recently conducted an industry competitiveness study to evaluate the industry's ability to profitably maintain or enhance the market share of the Alberta beef industry in relation to its American counterparts. Key highlights from the report include: Beef cattle sales in Alberta amount to... Read More
The Do More Ag Foundation has launched its second awareness campaign since forming back in 2017. It Starts With Me will focus on the language around mental health and how a small change of your words can have a huge impact on someone's well-being. “Our words can have such a powerful impact, whether verbalized to…Read More
Both ChemChina and Sinochem will be consolidating their businesses into a new holding company within ChemChina, dubbed Syngenta Group Co. The newly formed company will be based in Shanghai, China. With the consolidation, ADAMA, Syngenta, and Sinochem will align the companies and capitalize on the value creation and synergy opportunities identified. According to a news... Read More
A Canadian fertilizer company is expanding its roots into Brazilian territory. Nutrien Ltd. announced today that it has started the paperwork to purchase Agrosema Comercial Agricola Ltda. The ag retailer, located in southern Brazil, has over 30 years of experience and annual sales hitting roughly US$60 million across 12 farm centers. “The Agrosema acquisition is... Read More
Did you know that around 70 per cent of Canada's beef exports go to the United States? Depending that much on one market means that if there is ever an issue with the United States border crossing (hello, BSE crisis), Canadian export options become slimmer than we'd like them to be. This is why Ellen... Read More