Insights and Stories on General

Apr. 13, 2012 at 3:29 pm CDT

Emerging details about reorganizations planned for federal agriculture research and food inspection have Canada’s ag minister responding on the defensive. "Farmers across Canada are divided on many issues in agriculture, but the one issue we all agree on being important is research," Stephen Vandervalk, president of the Grain Growers of […]

Apr. 13, 2012 at 4:25 am CDT

While Canadian forage exports remain firm with solid U.S. demand and interest from China providing some underlying support, concerns remain that transportation issues and exports from the U.S. Midwest may limit further upside potential. Wayne Digby, executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, said some of the underlying […]

By Adam Johnston

Apr. 10, 2012 at 4:45 am CDT

Watch for leaks out of the U.S. Senate agriculture committee over the next two weeks to get the best fix yet on where the U.S. is heading with its next Farm Bill, slated to begin taking effect next January. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief economist Joseph Glauber says he […]

By Tom Button

Apr. 4, 2012 at 5:52 pm CDT

A Saskatoon company developing canola protein ingredients for the feed sector, with an eye on the food and cosmetics markets, is the newest subsidiary of U.S. agrifood giant Bunge. Bunge announced Wednesday it has bought the assets and patents of privately-held MCN BioProducts for an undisclosed sum. Those assets include […]

Mar. 30, 2012 at 5:21 am CDT

Consolidation of "back-office functions," streamlining of operations, reduction of costs and shedding of assets are on the agenda over the next three years in Canada’s agriculture ministry. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, releasing the Conservative government’s 2012 budget on Thursday, announced plans that will see the federal agriculture portfolio’s overall annual […]