Insights and Stories on Crops

Jan. 13, 2011 at 7:38 pm CST

Labour peace at Canada’s two main railways may not last, as the union locals representing mechanics and other staff have set strike deadlines into their contract talks. Three Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) bargaining units representing Canadian National Railway’s (CN) locomotive and car mechanics and shop staff, various office staff and […]

Jan. 13, 2011 at 6:24 pm CST

(Reuters) — Canadian exports of canola meal to the United States have picked up in the current marketing year, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks to ease restrictions on imports of animal feed with salmonella bacteria. The FDA posted a draft policy on its website last August […]

By Rod Nickel

Jan. 12, 2011 at 11:53 pm CST

Research spearheaded by Saskatchewan’s canola grower organization on ways to incorporate canola proteins into food ingredients will get federal funding. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Wednesday pledged over $205,000 from the Canadian Agriculture Adaptation Program (CAAP) for the Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission’s project. “It is important that canola protein be […]

Jan. 12, 2011 at 6:12 pm CST

(Reuters) –– America’s stockpiles of corn and soybeans will be drawn down to uncomfortably thin levels this year, according to a government report Wednesday that sent grain prices soaring and added to concerns over surging world food prices. Dwindling stocks in the world’s biggest food exporter — depleted by strong […]

By russell-blinch

Jan. 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm CST

An eastern Newfoundland bakery company that recently boosted production to supply retailer Loblaws has picked up provincial funding to train new staff and rework its product labelling. Chatman’s Bakery, based at Charlottetown, N.L., within Terra Nova National Park about 90 km southeast of Gander, will get a $170,000 investment from […]