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Alberta back in national chicken quota arrangement

Nov. 2, 2017 at 7:43 pm CDT

A new federal-provincial agreement for allocating broiler chicken quota will formally include Alberta Chicken Producers for the first time since 2013. Chicken Farmers of Canada announced Thursday it has a new federal-provincial agreement (FPA) in hand, including a new quota allocation methodology. The new deal was concluded Tuesday, CFC said, […]

Major retailers say federal bread pricing probe underway

Nov. 1, 2017 at 1:46 pm CDT

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CHS sells stake in Bridgeland input venture to UFA

Oct. 31, 2017 at 5:18 pm CDT

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Seed Hawk to take parent firm’s name

Oct. 31, 2017 at 2:42 pm CDT

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CHS to shed Prairie crop input retail sites

Oct. 31, 2017 at 9:05 am CDT

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Cheerios to remove ‘gluten-free’ claim

Oct. 30, 2017 at 8:04 pm CDT

The maker of Cheerios cereal is pulling a controversial “gluten-free” claim from the product’s Canadian packaging starting in 2018, over what it says is a lack of a “consistent” testing protocol for oat products. General Mills announced last week it will remove the “gluten-free” claim from Cheerios sold in Canada […]

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Canada untangles pork label rule for EU export

Oct. 27, 2017 at 7:38 pm CDT

A domestic technical obstacle has been cleared out of Canadian pork’s export path to the European Union, the Canadian Pork Council said Friday. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week made changes to its Manual of Procedures, which will allow pork packers to apply health mark labels after pork has […]

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Grain handle helps lift CN quarterly revenue

Oct. 27, 2017 at 2:35 am CDT

An increase in Canadian grain traffic helped support Canadian National Railway’s third-quarter revenues, though the costs of increased traffic ate at its bottom line. Montreal-based CN on Tuesday reported net income of $958 million on total revenues of $3.221 billion for the quarter ending Sept. 30, down from $972 million […]

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Climate FieldView data system ready for Prairies

Oct. 25, 2017 at 3:38 pm CDT

In beta testing in the region for much of this year, the Climate FieldView crop data system from Monsanto’s Climate Corp. has gone live on the Prairies. The Climate Corp. announced Wednesday the Climate FieldView platform is available for purchase in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta on a per-acre basis, allowing […]

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Communities rally around producers in wildfires’ wake

Oct. 24, 2017 at 8:29 pm CDT

Ranchers, farmers and rural residents who suffered losses, injuries and more in recent wildfires in southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan are seeing support from neighbours and beyond. Alongside a number of online campaigns launched in support of affected farmers and families, the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association on Monday launched a […]

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