The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is proposing to update producers’ access to grain grading dispute resolution, commonly known as “Subject to Inspector’s Grade and Dockage.” Comments will be accepted on the new rules until midnight on February 28, 2022. If a producer disagrees with a Canadian Grain Commission-licensed primary elevator’s assessment of their grain, they... Read More
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Tyson Foods Inc. has announced plans to spend more than US$1.3 billion to increase automation in meat plants, over the next three years. Announced at Tyson Foods' virtual Investor Day, the productivity initiative aims to reduce labour costs and associated risks, and ultimately deliver cumulative savings — upwards of $450 million by fiscal year 2024.... Read More
Canadian trucking industry groups are warning the Canadian government that supply chain challenges will get worse unless there are changes to upcoming COVID-19 vaccination mandates. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says it estimates that up to 22 thousand Canadian drivers will decide to leave the Canada-U.S. market when the Canadian government's planned cross-border vaccination mandate... Read More
A research scientist known for his cropping systems research and extension work with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) will have his first court appearance in Swift Current on December 13 following a major RCMP investigation that resulted in his arrest more than two years ago. Yantai Gan was arrested on November 19, 2019 following a... Read More
Raymond and Tracey Bredenhof, of R&T Poultry and Bredenhof Hops at Abbotsford, B.C. are one of the two winners chosen as Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2021. The Bredenhofs operate a 40,000 broiler per cycle chicken operation in the Fraser Valley. Poultry farms are quite common for their area, but what's less common is growing... Read More
Tara Sawyer of Acme, Alta., is returning as Alberta Barley's chair, with Roy Newman of Blackie, Alta. taking the place of vice-chair. The new executive was announced at Alberta Barley's annual general meeting in conjunction with the Prairie Cereals Summit. Also passed at the meeting was a resolution that calls for a farmer plebiscite on... Read More
In November, John Barlow, MP for Foothills, was re-named to the position as the Conservatives' shadow minister for agriculture. Among Barlow's current priorities is the attention — or lack thereof — that country-of-origin labelling (COOL) is currently getting in Ottawa. As the conversations grow in strength with a bipartisan bill in the U.S. senate surrounding... Read More
What drives demand for sustainably grown soybeans? Is there a need for a sustainability program for Canadian grown soybeans and what would that look like? It's not just identity-preserved value chains that are seeing an increased demand for record keeping and assurances, says Brian Innes, executive director at Soy Canada. "What we're seeing is the... Read More
Minister of Agriculture for British Columbia Lana Popham says that despite the absolute devastation of the last three weeks, dairy production for the province is back to 100 per cent. Poultry production is running about about 90 per cent capacity, and the egg industry is status quo as it was less impacted by the mid-November... Read More
The lists of which MPs will sit on the House of Commons' committees for the session of Parliament that started last month were finally unveiled on Thursday. The 12-member Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food includes some returnees, as well as several new faces (denoted with *): Francis Drouin (Liberal, newly-appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture... Read More