After signing the CPTPP trade deal in Chile on Thursday, Canada's trade minister flew to Paraguay to announce the launch of formal negotiations on a free trade deal with the Mercosur trade bloc on Friday morning. Mercosur's current membership consists of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay, making it the fourth largest trading bloc in the... Read More
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Editor's note: This story has been updated with quotes from CN Rail's interim CEO. The federal transport and agriculture ministers sent a letter to the chief executives for Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) on Tuesday expressing concern over problems with rail service. "We are writing regarding our concerns with respect to... Read More
Loblaw Companies Limited today announced it has made a "move into sustainable insect protein," introducing President's Choice 100% Cricket Powder. "With our President's Choice brand we're always looking to bring the new and the next to Canadians," said Kathlyne Ross, VP of product development and innovation, in a release. "By making products like Cricket Powder... Read More
If you're a Grade 12 student enrolling in an agricultural university or college in Canada this fall, there are six $2,500 scholarships up for grabs, courtesy of the Canadian Agri-Business Education Foundation (CABEF). Funded through donations from the Canadian agriculture industry, one scholarship will be awarded in the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and... Read More
Canadian National Railway has announced the sudden departure of its chief executive officer, as the railway struggles with an escalating backlog of grain and other commodities. Luc Jobin is "leaving CN effective immediately," said a statement from the railway's board of directors on Monday. His exit comes less than two years after he replaced Claude... Read More
Nestlé is spending over $51 million on upgrades to its ice cream factory in London, Ontario that supplies all of Canada with Haagen-Dazs, Parlour and Drumstick products. Groundwork has started on an expansion that will increase the plant's footprint by 9,000 square feet, while adding 12 new jobs and shifting 45 seasonal part-time positions to... Read More
Deere & Company says it has signed a deal to buy the company that makes carbon fibre booms for John Deere sprayers. The agreement will see Deere acquire King Agro, a privately-held manufacturer of carbon fibre products with headquarters in Valencia, Spain and a production facility in Campana, Argentina. Deere and King Agro agreed to... Read More
The 2018-19 federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Tuesday did not contain any major farm programs or funding. "We had to do some deep digging to actually see some positives for farmers. It's really lacking compared to budget 2017 when they had ambitious goals for agriculture — exports worth $75 billion by... Read More
RealAgriculture is hiring a full-time, in-the-field videographer to cover Western Canada. If you’re outgoing and enthusiastic with a passion for farming and know your way around a camera and production software, we’d like you to consider joining the RealAgriculture team. As videographer, you’ll be expected to travel across all three Prairie provinces, though a home... Read More
Wonder no more, farmers and industry, the new DowDuPont agriculture company has a name, and it's Corteva Agriscience. As part of the DowDupont merger, the company plans to spin-off a standalone agriculture company, which would include DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Pioneer, and Dow AgroSciences, by June 1, 2019. The intended company will be named Corteva... Read More