Minister of International Trade Diversification Jim Carr has put out a statement in regards to the government's talks with China over blocked canola exports. Earlier this year, China revoked the export license of a major Canadian canola company citing various pests were found in the product. Later, a second company was hit with the same... Read More
Category: Ag Business
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) is calling on the various government parties for action this upcoming election, as they feel they've been in the dark for upwards of three months. The CMC says China's temporary suspension on pork and beef exports is costing those in the industry close to $100 million. If it persists, the... Read More
Parrish & Heimbecker Limited (P&H) has announced it has acquired 10 Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) locations across the Prairies and into British Columbia. According to a news release, the purchase expands the company's grain and crop input offerings across new geographies as the company strengthens its leadership position in the grain supply and crop input... Read More
John Deere is expanding its 4-Series sprayers to increase the power, traction and capacity of 2020 models. Last week at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, the company rolled out the 1,600-gallon (6,057 litre) capacity R4060 sprayer with the new CommandDrive powertrain; R4045 sprayers will also come standard with the powertrain beginning in 2020.... Read More
As trade talks among several countries continue to rock the markets, the Ontario government is stepping up to help those that export food and agri-products to pursue new markets. The provincial government will begin accepting applications for its Market Access Initiative, a new cost-share funding initiative that's open to all Ontario food and agri-product exporters.... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has put out a call for small businesses to come up with a computer model to help detect which vaccinations work to prevent foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). According to the Government of Canada, FMD is one of the most contagious animal diseases. An outbreak can spread by direct, indirect, and... Read More
Case IH is expanding its 2000 series Early Riser planter for the 2020 model year. Two new 60-foot, 15- and 30-inch configurations of the planter will deliver more speed, technology and capacity, says Case IH planter marketing manager Tony McClelland. The new 2160 large front-fold model was unveiled last week at the Farm Progress Show... Read More
Labour shortages in agriculture are a challenge across nearly the entire sector, and unfortunately the issue cannot be fixed overnight. At this year's Canadian Beef Industry Conference held at Calgary, Alta., the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) gave an update on the state of labour for the beef industry, along with agriculture as a... Read More
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Wilson Loree Award from Farm Management Canada (FMC). The award was established 15 years ago to honour those that have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada. The winner will be presented the award... Read More
In an effort to support the growing agriculture industry, more than $700,000 will be given to two programs that support leadership among young Canadian farmers. The Canadian Young Farmers Forum (CYFF) will receive $616,627 while Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers Program will receive $100,925. The money, announced on Wednesday, falls under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriCompetiveness... Read More