Insights and Stories of Staff

More time granted to repay MCGA cash advances

Aug. 19, 2014 at 7:27 pm CDT

Prairie grain and oilseed growers who took out cash advances in the 2013 crop year through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA) now have more time to repay. The federal government on Tuesday announced a stay of default on repayment of advances made through the MCGA for crops in 2013 […]

Cargill takes signing grain contracts online

Aug. 18, 2014 at 7:12 pm CDT

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Maple Leaf names ‘animal wellness’ chief

Aug. 15, 2014 at 7:14 pm CDT

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Supreme Court rejects raw-milk dairyman’s appeal

Aug. 14, 2014 at 4:56 pm CDT

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Ex-CFIA doc pleads guilty over stray brucellosis

Aug. 14, 2014 at 1:57 pm CDT

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Potato storage fungicide throws in three actives

Aug. 12, 2014 at 4:06 am CDT

A new post-harvest fungicide to preserve potato crops in storage gathers three active ingredients for use against fusarium dry rot and silver scurf. Syngenta Canada last week announced the rollout for Stadium, a combination of fludioxonil (Group 12), azoxystrobin (Group 11) and difenoconazole (Group 3) for control of fusarium and […]

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CFIA reinstates eastern Sask. beef plant

Aug. 11, 2014 at 2:47 am CDT

Four weeks after it was pulled, the federal operating license for a southeastern Saskatchewan cattle slaughter plant has been reinstated. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) last week said it’s reinstated the license effective Thursday (Aug. 7) for the Qu’Appelle Beef plant at Neudorf, Sask., about 35 km southwest of […]

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Olymel seeking other markets for Russia-bound pork

Aug. 10, 2014 at 1:32 pm CDT

Canadian meat packer Olymel plans to seek other buyers for pork which, until Thursday, was destined for the now-closed Russian market. Olymel, the meat processing arm of Quebec’s Coop Federee, produced frozen pork for export to Russia at its plants at Red Deer, Alta. and Vallee-Jonction, Que. Russia had been […]

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McCain to shut P.E.I. fries plant

Aug. 7, 2014 at 11:16 am CDT

Prince Edward Island’s potato industry can expect a substantial blow this fall as french-fry giant McCain Foods moves to close its processing plant on the island by the end of October. The New Brunswick company, which supplies fries to both the retail grocery and restaurant and foodservice sectors, announced Thursday […]

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N.B. farm-plated trucks may haul for other farmers

Aug. 5, 2014 at 6:47 pm CDT

Farmers in New Brunswick driving farm-plated trucks will soon be able to use those vehicles to haul for farmers other than themselves. Public Safety Minister Bruce Northrup last week announced the province will tweak its Motor Vehicle Act to allow farm-plated vehicles to transport other farmers’ products. Previously, a farmer […]

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