Canola is a Canadian-made and developed, home-grown crop. With canola oil being grown and produced locally, why is this resource no more widely discussed and utilized? Lynn Weaver, a registered dietitian and the market development manager at SaskCanola, spoke with RealAg's Atley Hamlin about the nutritional and culinary benefits of canola when compared to other... Read More
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For months since the North American Lamb Company (NALCO) announced it had gone into receivership, it's been unclear as to who would take over the Alberta assets of the company, including a large feedlot and processing facility at Picture Butte. Finally public, the majority of the Alberta assets of NALCO have been acquired by Préval... Read More
Agriculture ministers from across Canada met virtually on Friday to discuss and receive updates on several agriculture-related files that they're following, including progress on a national grocery code of conduct and the implementation of the new five-year Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) that's set to take effect April 1, 2023. "We would like to commend... Read More
As consumer trends change, food production adjusts to meet demands. Plant-based products and ingredients have taken up residence on grocery store shelves, and this is a trend that's likely here to stay. CEO of Protein industries Canada, Bill Greuel, discusses the chatter around plant proteins at industry meetings and the evolving market for plant proteins... Read More
OPINION Travel with me to a time not long ago when the government in Ontario was of the red variety. The former premier, at one point, went so far as to also serve as agriculture minister, in an effort, one can only imagine, to show her commitment and respect for the portfolio. Kathleen Wynne's government... Read More
Sustainability is a journey not a destination, and the global agriculture industry is working to balance meeting global needs while maintaining the health of the environment that supports the industry. That's according to Jack Bobo, who works at Nature United using his expertise to oversee global food and water policy, and spoke this week at... Read More
Dr. Samatha Yemmine, a neuroscientist, digital media producer and science communicator, also known as ScienceSam, recently spoke at the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s Public Trust Summit at Toronto. In her address, Yemmine dives into dealing with an "infodemic," and how to discern between misinformation and information from credible sources.... Read More
Under the guise of solving the housing crisis, Ontario's premier Doug Ford is moving to develop over 7,000 acres of prime agriculture land in the province's Greenbelt around the city of Toronto. In exchange, the Ford government says it will set aside over 9,000 acres...somewhere else. MPP for Temiskaming-Cochrane, John Vanthof says the premier's plan... Read More
Update, as of Nov. 9: Maple Leaf Foods says it is implementing workarounds to maintain operations at its plants while a team of cybersecurity experts continues to work on resolving the "comprehensive" outage caused by a cyberattack. CEO Michael McCain told investors in a quarterly earnings call on Nov. 8 that all the company's plants... Read More
The past three years have been a rollercoaster ride for the grocery retail business. Back in February 2020, grocery retail was searching for ways to delight consumers and compete with food service and restaurants that were gaining an increasing share of the food wallet. But then COVID-19 changed everything — suddenly grocers were asked to... Read More