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Maple Leaf Puratone offer sends message of stability to lenders

Nov. 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm CST

Maple Leaf Food’s agreement to purchase the Niverville-based Puratone Corporation is good news for Manitoba hog producers, according to the Manitoba Pork Council. "We’re happy to see that a Canadian company has purchased Puratone," said council chairman, Karl Kynoch. "We want to see plants here that can compete with their […]

Wear green Nov. 5 in support of 4-H

Nov. 2, 2012 at 5:00 pm CDT

Consultations begin on Canadian Grain Commission’s fees

Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:29 am CDT

Lot of work left on Canada-EU trade deal, both sides say

Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:26 am CDT

By Reuters

Changing energy landscape means opportunity for Canadian agriculture, says FCC

Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:06 am CDT

Canada’s biggest hog farm weathers crisis, eyes supply risk

Nov. 1, 2012 at 4:33 pm CDT

Canada’s biggest hog producer, privately held HyLife, is weathering the industry’s severe losses inflicted by the U.S. drought, but fears losing part of its pig supply as buyers line up for other distressed farms, the company’s chief operating officer said on Thursday. While rival Canadian hog producers Big Sky Farms […]

By Rod Nickel

If you think you have a long haul to the elevator…

Nov. 1, 2012 at 12:34 pm CDT

When Marcondes Mendonça hauls corn from Brazil’s farm belt to port in the distant south, the young trucker prays for protection from gaping potholes and dangerous drivers, and dreads the squalid toilets on the seven-day journey ahead. He also braces for other hassles: traffic bottlenecks, backlogs at port and stifling […]

By peter-murphy

Maple Leaf examines options after Olymel eyes Big Sky

Nov. 1, 2012 at 9:56 am CDT

Maple Leaf Foods is examining its options after competitor Olymel placed a "stalking horse" bid on Big Sky Farms of Saskatchewan. Big Sky is a supplier for Maple Leaf’s Brandon facility, but went into receivership earlier this fall. "We don’t expect any short-term impact on our hog supply and we […]

By Shannon VanRaes

Maple Leaf Foods profit falls 24 pct

Oct. 31, 2012 at 5:32 pm CDT

Canadian food processor Maple Leaf Foods reported a 24 per cent drop in quarterly profit on Wednesday, after the company took a $13 million charge in the value of its hogs. Net earnings for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 fell to $32.6 million, or 22 cents per share, from […]

By Rod Nickel

Western seed industry worried about Roundup Ready alfalfa

Oct. 31, 2012 at 4:46 pm CDT

Efforts to commercialize genetically modified (GM) Roundup Ready alfalfa in Eastern Canada can’t be done without harming forage seed exports from Western Canada, according Manitoba forage seed officials. "I’m very concerned because I do not believe there’s any way to restrict the seed to eastern Canada," Kurt Shmon, president of […]

By Allan Dawson