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Syngenta, DuPont patent new herbicide chemistry class

Dec. 20, 2016 at 8:18 pm CST

The crop chemical arms of DuPont and Syngenta are working together on a new class of herbicide chemistry they’ve jointly patented and taken to the “pre-development” stage. DuPont Crop Protection and Syngenta announced Monday they’ve published a joint patent, titled “Substituted cyclic amides and their use as herbicides,” and expect […]

Duration limit lifted from foreign worker program

Dec. 20, 2016 at 6:54 pm CST

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Major dairy farm gets six-figure fines in cruelty case

Dec. 19, 2016 at 8:10 pm CST

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Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion

Dec. 17, 2016 at 4:23 pm CST

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Six quarantines lifted in bovine TB probe

Dec. 16, 2016 at 5:52 pm CST

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Irving’s potato arm plans new plant for Lethbridge

Dec. 12, 2016 at 8:00 pm CST

Cavendish Farms, the potato arm of J.D. Irving Ltd., is set to build a $350 million frozen potato processing plant at Lethbridge to double its local capacity and replace the old York Farms plant it owns there. Moncton-based Cavendish announced Monday it has picked up Lethbridge city hall’s approval to […]

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Nestle pledges cage-free eggs for Canadian wares

Dec. 10, 2016 at 6:16 pm CST

The Canadian arm of Swiss food processing giant Nestle has promised to shift its egg supply to “cage-free” sources by 2025. Nestle Canada, whose products using eggs include some of its Lean Cuisine meals and Real Dairy desserts, said Wednesday it was “dedicated to working with Canadian farmers to make […]

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FCC doubles down on Young Farmer Loans

Dec. 9, 2016 at 9:52 pm CST

Eligible farmers under age 40 will be able to get larger loans for less of a down payment through an expansion of Farm Credit Canada’s Young Farmer Loan plan. The federal farm lending agency on Wednesday announced the program’s credit limit per applicant will be doubled to $1 million, with […]

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B.C. foods to require certification for organic claims

Dec. 9, 2016 at 7:50 pm CST

Agrifood producers in British Columbia who promote their wares using the word “organic” will soon have to show certification to back up the claim. The province on Thursday announced new regulations under its Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act that will allow for the term to be used “only if […]

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China shipping wheat flour to Canada

Dec. 7, 2016 at 9:07 pm CST

Chinese state-owned agrifood firm Cofco says it has scored its first-ever international sale of wheat flour — into the Canadian market. Cofco, which said in June it plans to open a Canadian grain trading office in Winnipeg, recently announced it had loaded a container ship at the northeastern port of […]

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