Insights and Stories on Business Risk Management

Jul. 30, 2024 at 1:30 am CDT

Company says individual insurance breaks coverage into different profiles, even within the same farm, making for a more tailored business risk management option.

By Don Norman

Jul. 19, 2024 at 5:49 pm CDT

Business risk management, pesticide management and animal disease preparedness were among topics discussed by provincial, federal and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual meeting this week.

By Geralyn Wichers

Jul. 21, 2023 at 4:40 pm CDT

Environmental issues remain a hot topic for provincial agriculture ministers. That and sustainable agriculture dominated discussions during the recent federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers meeting in Fredericton, N.B. The annual conference was held from July 19-21. The focus on sustainable agriculture tracks, as this is the first time […]

By Don Norman

Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:58 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a UN-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry sources said. The agreement, brokered by Turkey last July, […]

By Jonathan Saul

Oct. 18, 2022 at 8:20 pm CDT

Major Canadian pork and poultry packer Olymel has laid off 57 people from its management ranks and eliminated another 120 administrative positions, citing the company’s current “market context and growth challenges.” Olymel, the meat packing arm of Quebec-based Sollio Cooperative Group, said Tuesday its affected employees were notified Monday and […]

By Dave Bedard