Insights and Stories of Staff

Partially hydrogenated oils on the way out

Sep. 20, 2017 at 1:58 am CDT

The federal government has served a year’s notice on partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) as ingredients in foods sold in Canada. Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor announced Friday that PHOs will be added to Canada’s List of Contaminants and Other Adulterating Substances effective Sept. 15, 2018, giving Canadian food processors and […]

Alberta, feds back Lethbridge potato processing plant

Sep. 18, 2017 at 8:12 pm CDT

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Film director Cameron backing Saskatchewan organic pea plant

Sep. 18, 2017 at 5:54 pm CDT

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UFA to shut down outdoor outfitter business

Sep. 16, 2017 at 5:27 pm CDT

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Prairie pork industry leader Bill Vaags, 82

Sep. 14, 2017 at 7:40 pm CDT

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Prograin head buys into soy processor Ceresco

Sep. 13, 2017 at 7:54 pm CDT

CORRECTED, Sept. 15, 2017 — A major Quebec processor and exporter of identity-preserved (IP) soybeans for food markets is set to be sold to an investor group including the head of soybean firm Semences Prograin. SG Ceresco, based southwest of Montreal at St-Urbain-Premier, will be sold to a joint venture […]

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Canada’s antitrust watchdog clears Nutrien merger

Sep. 11, 2017 at 6:33 pm CDT

Canada’s Competition Bureau will put up no reasons why PotashCorp and Agrium shouldn’t be joined in Nutrien. The federal antitrust regulator on Monday issued a “no action” letter on the all-stock merger-of-equals that Saskatoon’s PotashCorp and Calgary’s Agrium proposed in September last year. The two companies, when merged, are to […]

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New investment leads to new chief at Morris

Sep. 7, 2017 at 1:25 pm CDT

A major cash infusion from a pair of Calgary private investment firms, among others, has put new hands at the helm of farm equipment maker Morris Industries. Morris on Tuesday announced its president, Ben Voss — a Saskatoon engineer and farmer, and one of the players in the new investment […]

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AgriRecovery in place for farms in B.C. wildfire zones

Sep. 6, 2017 at 7:09 pm CDT

Farmers and ranchers whose operations were hit or evacuated during British Columbia’s particularly destructive wildfire season can expect up to $20 million in AgriRecovery funds toward repair, rebuilding and livestock feeding costs. The federal and B.C. governments on Tuesday laid out more details for the 60-40 cost-shared program, which was […]

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New Brunswick splits agriculture, aquaculture files

Sep. 5, 2017 at 8:33 pm CDT

Ministerial oversight of agriculture and aquaculture will be split between two cabinet ministers in New Brunswick following a shuffle Tuesday. Premier Brian Gallant on Tuesday named Carleton-Victoria MLA Andrew Harvey as the new minister of agriculture, mines and rural affairs. Saint John-area MLA Rick Doucet, who until now also handled […]

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