The Australian parent of Winnipeg feed manufacturer Ridley Inc. has sold its controlling stake in the feed company to a Toronto financial services firm. Fairfax Financial Holdings said in a […] Read more
Toronto investment firm buys Ridley
Manitoba offers organic transition incentives
Manitoba farmers and food processing companies considering a shift to certified organic production can have part of their certification fees covered under a new provincial program. The province on Tuesday […] Read more
WCI cap-and-trade plan to consider ag offsets
The Western Climate Initiative, in its proposed design for a regional cap-and-trade program to cut greenhouse gases, will look seriously at including agricultural offsets — which in turn could allow […] Read more
Feds eye allowing two new meat preservatives
Health Canada will allow meat packers to use a combination of preservatives that help control listeria bacteria in ready-to-eat meats. The department announced Saturday in the Canada Gazette that it […] Read more
N.S. producers get hay and forage hotline
Nova Scotia livestock producers can now try to source hay and other forages for their animals from other farmers using a new toll-free phone line. “Many farmers have been affected […] Read more
Quebec to back meat plant construction
The Quebec government plans to put up $440,000 for construction of a new meat processing facility in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Agriculture Minister Laurent Lessard on Tuesday announced the funding for […] Read more
Feds appeal for CWB gag order: NFU
The federal government has launched a last-minute appeal of a Federal Court ruling overturning a controversial “gag order” on the Canadian Wheat Board, the National Farmers Union reported Monday. The […] Read more
Clear skies spur harvest work in Sask., Man.
Warm, dry weather over much of Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week allowed farmers to make “significant” harvest progress, the two provinces’ agriculture departments reported Monday. Saskatchewan farmers have harvested 66 […] Read more
Grits pledge “regional flexibility” in ag programs
A $564 million “regional flexibility fund” for farm programming is among the promises on offer from the federal Liberals leading up to next month’s election. Liberal leader Stephane Dion and […] Read more
Friends of CWB sue again over elections
Just days after suing over the removal of spending limits on third-party electioneering for Canadian Wheat Board directorships, a Prairie farmers’ group is taking the federal government to court again […] Read more
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