Prairie grain growers who don’t have Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) permit books now have other options to declare their eligibility to vote in this fall’s CWB director elections. And this […] Read more
Declaration rules broadened for CWB vote
Cattle urine may lead to live BSE test
Canadian researchers say levels of a telltale protein in cattle urine may be the path to a BSE test for live cattle. Scientists at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s […] Read more
Alta. cattle groups line up behind ALMS
Four cattle producers’ organizations with Alberta membership are collectively putting their weight behind the provincial government’s planned Livestock and Meat Strategy (ALMS). The groups announced Thursday they have formed a […] Read more
Hort growers look to recycle plastics
Ontario’s professional horticulture organization plans to develop a national program to recycle post-consumer horticultural plastics. Landscape Ontario said in a recent statement that such a program would be the first […] Read more
Ottawa boosts Man. forage aid program
Applications are now available for Manitoba’s promised program to help producers pay to haul feed or move livestock due to excess moisture or drought, as the federal government sweetens the […] Read more
JRI to rebrand ag businesses as “Richardson”
Watch for new stationery from the ag businesses formerly known as JRI, Pioneer Grain and Canbra Foods. Winnipeg-based James Richardson International (JRI) announced Thursday that it has changed its own […] Read more
Feds back spinach-based cosmetics production
A Quebec company planning to extract compounds from organic baby spinach for use in new cosmetics will get up to $2.9 million in federal funding to promote its process. PureCell […] Read more
U of Guelph opens organic farming centre
Local organic food production and resource conservation are to be on the curriculum at the new Guelph Centre for Urban Organic Farming, officially opened at the University of Guelph. “This […] Read more
Manitoba to back new food products
The Manitoba government has released a new suite of support programs to help entrepreneurs wanting to launch new food products. “These new programs are designed to provide assistance to food […] Read more
Ont., Que. team up on food traceability
The agencies developing agri-food traceability systems for Ontario and Quebec have signed a deal to exchange information on premises identification. OnTrace Agri-Food Traceability and Agri-Tracabilite Quebec (ATQ) announced Thursday that […] Read more
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