Terry Duguid, parliamentary secretary to the Honourable Mélanie Joly, minister of economic development and official languages, and minister responsible for western economic diversification Canada (WD), announced more than $2.6 million in federal funding for the Food Processing Development Centre in Leduc, Alta. This investment will support the installation of equipment specifically focused on supporting companies... Read More
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Dr. Karen Beauchemin has been awarded the 2020 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Awarded during the 2020 virtual Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC), the award recognizes Beauchemin for her work focused on developing nutritional knowledge and technologies for the beef and dairy industries to improve the efficiency of production and reduce... Read More
The Southwest Agricultural Conference, Guelph, and Eastern Ontario Crop Conferences have banded together to create one online conference to serve the Ontario agriculture industry in 2021. The combined Ontario Agricultural Conference will be held on January 6th and 7th, 2021, with the theme of Coming Together. The Ontario Agricultural Conference will offer live, interactive sessions... Read More
Online purchases of crop inputs are growing faster than expected, says the company with the world's largest network of bricks-and-mortar crop input retail locations. Nutrien says total sales through its e-commerce platform surpassed $700 million in the first six months of 2020, exceeding the company's target of $500 million for the entire year. "Our digital... Read More
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs says it has reached a decision regarding a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request that drew plenty of attention in the farm community. OMAFRA says it will not release the FBR numbers but will release the names of those who hold said numbers, except in a... Read More
As of 2019, glyphosate resistant waterhemp has been confirmed in 13 counties in Ontario. Christian Willemse, a master of science student at the University of Guelph, under the supervision of Dr. Peter Sikkema, will continue a survey on glyphosate resistant waterhemp this fall as part of his master's project. Farmers and agronomists are encouraged to... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has released an update on reported mystery seed packages. Over 750 individuals from across all 10 provinces have received mystery packages of seeds. Information that the CFIA has collected, to date, includes: packages postmarked from several countries and are declared as toys or jewelry; seeds are from a range... Read More
In the food business, there is likely no more ruthless arena than the grocery store. A recent move by Walmart to impose new costs on suppliers has prompted a group of food and beverage organizations to call on the federal government to step in and regulate the grocery industry. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Dairy... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario is asking the government to improve the programs put in place to help farmers if their businesses are in a loss position because of the pandemic. GFO is asking the government to fully fund the Risk Management program in Ontario, to restore the AgriStability program to 85 per cent (vs 75... Read More
Canada West Harvest Centre has announced plans to open a CLAAS dealership at Kindersley, Sask., this fall. It will be the company's fifth location in the province. Canada West Harvest Centre offers the full line of CLAAS equipment, and has locations at Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, and Yorkton. "We are excited to further expand our... Read More