When Loblaw Co. and parent company George Weston admitted late Tuesday that it engaged in a bread price-fixing scheme, consumers and experts that follow the industry closely were all blown away. "Shocked and disappointed" is how Dalhousie University's Sylvain Charlebois describes his reaction to Loblaw's admission that they have been fixing the price of bread.... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The federal agriculture minister has named a panel of farmers, academics and industry experts to provide input as the federal and provincial governments review business risk management (BRM) programs for agriculture. Agriculture ministers from across the country committed to a year-long review of BRM programs in July. The review will not impact what the BRM... Read More
As part of its ongoing assessment of neonicotinoid pesticides (or neonics), Health Canada has proposed renewed three-year registrations for two of the three neonics under review, with some added restrictions. The review, which began in 2012, was initiated to assess the potential risk to pollinators from the nicotine-based products used to control insect pests. Farmers... Read More
Loblaw Companies and parent company George Weston Limited have admitted to participating in "industry-wide" price-fixing of bread for 14 years, dating from 2001 to March of 2015. "Under the arrangement, the participants regularly increased prices on a coordinated basis. The participants included Loblaw and the Weston Bakeries division of George Weston as well as other... Read More
Where can Canadians find everything they need to know about farming all wrapped into a neat 60-page package? It's all in The Real Dirt on Farming. Farm & Food Care Ontario officially unveiled the newest version of its flagship public outreach publication last month. This new Real Dirt is the fourth edition since the project’s... Read More
Regina-based pulse and specialty crop exporter AGT Food and Ingredients has signed a 20-year deal for access and certain exclusive rights to a new agriculture export terminal to be built at the Port of Vancouver. The long-term service agreement with Fibreco Export Inc. is pursuant to the B.C.-based forestry products exporter building a new crop... Read More
Even though rural Canada voted Conservative, I personally had some hope for the Trudeau government. For me it was a case of giving them the benefit of the doubt on some of their campaign promises. The basis for much of this optimism was on the trade file and Trudeau's ability to connect Canada to Asia.... Read More
In year two of the Canola 100 challenge, presented by Agri-Trend and John Deere, farmers from across Canada once again showed that canola yields can be pushed higher. The Canola Council of Canada's 2025 goal of a 52 bushel per acre average is well within the grasp of some Western Canadian farmers. This year's new... Read More
Canola is a "cool" crop in more ways than one, including how it can have a role in mitigating climate change. "From the point of view of global warming or climate change, canola is different from other crops that we grow commonly, and that is that it produces a lot of residue for every seed…Read More
It can be a little disconcerting to see any unrecognized vehicle on your property, especially with regular reports of thefts from rural properties. People are looking beyond their roads and approaches, to the skies, where unknown, low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, can also cause apprehension. So what do we do if we see... Read More