Canada's national cattle producer organization now includes representation from Quebec's provincial cattle producer organization. Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec (PBQ) has officially become a member of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), announced PBQ chair Claude Viel, alongside the CCA's Dan Darling and John Masswohl, at the provincial group's annual general assembly in Quebec City... Read More
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Nutrien — the company formed by the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp — has announced it will be renaming its retail networks in North and South America. Crop Production Services (CPS), which was previously owned by Agrium, will become "Nutrien Ag Solutions." "Our goal is to create a consistent global agriculture brand that represents value... Read More
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB) has responded to concerns from farmer supporters about an article commissioned by the organization that was published in The Hill Times newspaper. The column, written by third-party author Sophia Murphy, argued the Canadian government should expand the scope of its proposed national food policy to account for the global impact... Read More
Have you got a great idea for the next big thing for chicken? Chicken Farmers of Ontario on Wednesday announced the Ontario Chicken Innovation and Growth Program to "accelerate consumer-facing product innovation and stimulate growth in the Ontario chicken industry." Rob Dougans, president and CEO, Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO), says, "Our goal is simple:... Read More
Richardson International is committing over $30 million to the development of a four-story, 62,000 square-foot innovation centre near the company's head office in Winnipeg, Manitoba. “Our goal is that the Richardson Innovation Centre will become a centre for collaboration — as a training facility for our employees and customers and an education centre for food... Read More
G3 Canada has a new CEO. Karl Gerrand left the company on Tuesday, after leading the G3 through its transition from the former Canadian Wheat Board to a grain company with bricks-and-mortar grain handling and export infrastructure. "Karl and the board decided a change in leadership is appropriate at this time, as G3 continues to... Read More
The Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame will officially announce its inductees for 2018 later this week, however, the list of individuals to be recognized by the hall was made public today. It includes four individuals who have made significant contributions to agriculture in the prairie province, and beyond. Here are this year's inductees (background provided... Read More
The numbers show grain movement has started to improve in Western Canada in the last few weeks, but it's up for debate how much credit should go to the railways for their internal actions; the government for increasing its scrutiny; or, simply the warmer temperatures and the arrival of spring. The rail backlog this winter... Read More
Add over a million acres of spring wheat, and subtract more than two million acres of soybeans... There were a few surprises in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Prospective Plantings report published on Thursday. The department pegged soybean acres at 89.0 million acres — more than two million below the average trade estimate of 91.1... Read More
The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says railways should have to cover the cost of having ships wait in port for delayed grain shipments. Todd Lewis has written a letter to Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay calling for CN and CP to pay demurrage charges caused by rail... Read More